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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6285 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize admission of 

Canadian retirees as long-term visitors for pleasure described in section 

101(a)(15)(B) of such Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 

Ms. STEFANIK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 

Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize 

admission of Canadian retirees as long-term visitors for 

pleasure described in section 101(a)(15)(B) of such Act. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Canadian Snowbird 

5 Visa Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADMISSION OF CANADIAN RETIREES. 

2 Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

3 (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(s) CANADIAN RETIREES.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 

7 Security may admit an alien as a visitor for pleasure 

8 described in section 101(a)(15)(B), if the alien dem9 onstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that 

10 the alien— 

11 ‘‘(A) is a citizen of Canada; 

12 ‘‘(B) is at least 50 years of age; 

13 ‘‘(C) maintains a residence in Canada; 

14 ‘‘(D) owns a residence in the United States 

15 or has signed a rental agreement for accom16 modations in the United States for the duration 

17 of the alien’s stay in the United States; 

18 ‘‘(E) is not inadmissible under section 212; 

19 ‘‘(F) is not described in any ground of de20 portability under section 237; 

21 ‘‘(G) will not engage in employment or 

22 labor for hire in the United States; and 

23 ‘‘(H) will not seek any form of assistance 

24 or benefit described in section 403(a) of the 

25 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 

26 Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1613(a)). 


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1 ‘‘(2) SPOUSE.—The spouse of an alien de2 scribed in paragraph (1) may be admitted under the 

3 same terms as the principal alien if the spouse satis4 fies the requirements of paragraph (1), other than 

5 subparagraph (D). 

6 ‘‘(3) IMMIGRANT INTENT.—In determining eli7 gibility for admission under this subsection, mainte8 nance of a residence in the United States shall not 

9 be considered evidence of intent by the alien to 

10 abandon the alien’s residence in Canada. 

11 ‘‘(4) PERIOD OF ADMISSION.—During any sin12 gle 365-day period, an alien may be admitted as a 

13 visitor for pleasure described in section 

14 101(a)(15)(B) pursuant to this subsection for a pe15 riod not to exceed 240 days, beginning on the date 

16 of admission. Time spent outside of the United 

17 States during such period of admission shall not be 

18 counted for purposes of determining the termination 

19 date of such period. 

20 ‘‘(5) NON-RESIDENT ALIEN TAX STATUS.—Not21 withstanding section 7701(b) of the Internal Rev22 enue Code of 1986, an alien admitted pursuant to 

23 this subsection shall be treated as a nonresident 


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1 alien for purposes the Internal Revenue Code of 

2 1986 (other than subtitle B thereof).’’. 

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