Encouraging Trade and Investment from New Zealand Act

Bill: 113-s-2048
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2014-02-26
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures

New Zealand

Oceania

U.S. and foreign investments

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Makes New Zealand nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if New Zealand provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2048 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2014 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Lee , Mr. McCain , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Schumer , and Mrs. Murray ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Encouraging Trade and Investment from New Zealand Act . 2. Nonimmigrant traders and investors For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ), New Zealand shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of New Zealand provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.