AMIGOS Act

Bill: 116-s-2926
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-11-21
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Europe

Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Portugal

U.S. and foreign investments

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing Our Success Act or the AMIGOS Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes Portuguese nationals eligible for E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrant visas if the government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals.</p> <p>An E-1 visa is for individuals entering the United States to engage in international trade, while an E-2 visa is for individuals investing a substantial amount of capital in the United States. Both are limited to nationals from countries that have a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2926 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 21, 2019 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Toomey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 titles 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.