Partner with Korea Act
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 26, 2021
Last action May 26, 2021
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
May 26, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
May 26, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roy Blunt
RRepublican
Co
Jon Ossoff
DDemocratic
Co
Mazie K. Hirono
DDemocratic
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