118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6542Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act of 2023

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.

Immigration
Introduced Dec 1, 2023
Last action Dec 1, 2023
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Referred
Dec 1, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill addresses issues concerning family- and employment-based visas. The bill increases the annual per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available to 15% and eliminates the per-country cap for employment-based immigrant visas. The bill establishes transition rules for employment-based visas such as (1) reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas, and (2) allotting a number of visas for professional nurses and physical therapists. The bill imposes additiona...

Provisions · 10 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Dec 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Dec 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.