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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3241 

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, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2019 

Ms. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. DEUTCH) 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, 

and for other purposes. 

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 described 

8 in section 101(a)(15)(B) if the alien demonstrates, 

9 to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the alien— 

10 ‘‘(A) is a citizen of Canada; 

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

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

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

14 or has signed a rental agreement for accom15 modations in the United States for the duration 

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

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

18 ‘‘(F) is not described in any ground of de19 portability under section 237; 

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

21 labor for hire in the United States other than 

22 employment or labor for hire for a person or 

23 entity not based in the United States by whom 

24 the Canadian citizen was employed in Canada 

25 or for whom the Canadian citizen performed 

26 services in Canada; and 


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

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

3 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 

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

5 ‘‘(2) SPOUSE.—The spouse of an alien de6 scribed in paragraph (1) may be admitted under the 

7 same terms as the principal alien if the spouse satis8 fies the requirements of paragraph (1), other than 

9 subparagraph (D). 

10 ‘‘(3) IMMIGRANT INTENT.—In determining eli11 gibility for admission under this subsection, mainte12 nance of a residence in the United States shall not 

13 be considered evidence of intent by the alien to 

14 abandon the alien’s residence in Canada. 

15 ‘‘(4) PERIOD OF ADMISSION.—During any sin16 gle 365-day period, an alien may be admitted as a 

17 visitor for pleasure described in section 

18 101(a)(15)(B) pursuant to this subsection for a pe19 riod not to exceed 240 days, beginning on the date 

20 of admission. Time spent outside of the United 

21 States during such period of admission shall not be 

22 counted for purposes of determining the termination 

23 date of such period.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. NONRESIDENT ALIEN TAX STATUS. 

2 Subparagraph (1)(B) of section 7701(b) of the Inter3 nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘, or 

4 is a Canadian citizen described in section 214(s) of the 

5 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(s))’’ 

6 after ‘‘(within the meaning of subparagraph (A))’’. 

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