H.R. 5534

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5534 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5534 To add the Republic of Korea to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2025 Mr. Suozzi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To add the Republic of Korea to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. E-3 VISAS FOR REPUBLIC OF KOREA NATIONALS. (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting ``or, on a basis of reciprocity and pursuant to an agreement as determined by the Secretary of State, a national of the Republic of Korea,'' after ``Australia''. (b) Employer Requirements.--Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended-- (1) by redesignating the second subsection (t) (as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 108-449 (118 Stat. 3470)) as subsection (u); and (2) by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) (as added by section 402(b)(2) of Public Law 108-77 (117 Stat. 941)) the following: ``(E) In the case of an attestation filed with respect to a national of the Republic of Korea described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain during the period of authorized employment of such Republic of Korea national, a participant in good standing in the E-Verify program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).''. (c) Application Allocation.--Paragraph (11) of section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)) is amended to read as follows: ``(11)(A) The Secretary of State may approve initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) only as follows: ``(i) For applicants who are nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia, not more than 10,500 for a fiscal year. ``(ii) For applicants who are nationals of the Republic of Korea, not more than a number equal to the difference between 10,500 and the number of applications approved in the prior fiscal year for aliens who are nationals of the Commonwealth of Australia. ``(B) The approval of an application described under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be deemed for numerical control purposes to have occurred on September 30 of the prior fiscal year. ``(C) The numerical limitation under subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children of such aliens.''. (d) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>