AMIGOS Act

Bill: 115-hr-5173
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2018-03-06
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Europe

Immigration status and procedures

Portugal

U.S. and foreign investments

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing our Success Act or the AMIGOS Act</b></p> <p> This bill makes Portuguese nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if Portugal provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5173 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Valadao , and Mr. Costa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include Portugal 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 Portugal.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing our Success Act or the AMIGOS 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) ), Portugal shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.