S. 1861 · 117th Congress · Senate

Partner with Korea Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
May 26, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAY 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

1

Judiciary Committee

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Referred: May 26, 2021

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