KIWI Act

Bill: 115-hr-3324
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2017-07-20
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures

New Zealand

Oceania

U.S. and foreign investments

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2017-08-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act</b></p> <p> This bill 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: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3324 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2017 Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington , and Mr. Brady of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI 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.