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S 1861 117th Congress Senate Immigration Asia Employment discrimination and employee rights Foreign labor South Korea Visas and passports

Partner with Korea Act

Introduced: May 26, 2021 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 26, 2021
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Partner with Korea Act

This bill creates an E-4 nonimmigrant visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services, subject to various requirements. The 15,000 limit shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.

A specialty occupation is one that requires the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.

What's happening now May 26, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3382 Related bill Partner with Korea Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Jan 5, 2022
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 26, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1861: Partner with Korea Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1861/
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"S. 1861: Partner with Korea Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1861/.
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S. 1861, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1861/.
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