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S.482 - 119th Congress

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A bill to include Czechia in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Czechia.

A bill to include Czechia in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Czechia.
Status
  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Law
Latest action
2025-02-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-02-06
Policy Area
Immigration
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This bill would let people from Czechia qualify for a special U.S. trader visa called an E-1 visa, as long as Czechia gives the same kind of visa treatment to U.S. citizens. In simple terms, it adds Czechia to the list of countries whose citizens can come to the United States for trade-related business under this visa program, but only if the relationship is fair both ways.

  • Czechia would be treated as an eligible country for E-1 visas under U.S. immigration law.
  • The change would apply only if the Government of Czechia gives similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals.
  • The bill is focused on business and trade travel, not general immigration.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 482 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 482

 To include Czechia in the list of foreign states whose nationals are 
 eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if 
  United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of 
                                Czechia.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025

 Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
  Cornyn, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To include Czechia in the list of foreign states whose nationals are 
 eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if 
  United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of 
                                Czechia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NONIMMIGRANTS TRADERS.

    For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(E)(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(i)), Czechia shall be 
considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the 
Government of Czechia provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals 
of the United States.
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