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United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2003
Declares Katarina Galovic to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act upon payment of the required visa fees.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2003
Declares Gustav F.K. Wallner to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act upon payment of the required visa fees.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 2003
Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act - Provides that each provision of law, regulation, or other policy directive listed in this Act and any amendments made by that provision, shall cease to have effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Authorizes Congress, during such period and at the request of the President, to hold hearings to determine whether a particular section should be removed from the list with respect to the USA PATRIOT Act. Applies this Act to specified provisions in: (1) the USA PATRIOT Act; (2) the Aviation Security Act excluding permanent resident aliens from being baggage checkers; (3) the Homeland Security Act 2002; (4) certain immigration regulations; (5) the Federal Register relating to monitoring conversations between attorneys and clients; (6) the memorandum of Attorney General Ashcroft dated October 12, 2001, and relating to the disclosure of documents under the Freedom of Information Act; and (7) any regulations having the effect of changing the effect of Attorney General Dick Thornburg's Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Domestic Security/Terrorism Investigations (particularly with respect to religious institution spying), approved March 21, 1989.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2003
Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, with respect to the immigrant investor regional center pilot program, to: (1) extend such program; (2) replace existing references to the Attorney General with the Secretary of Homeland Security; and (3) authorize employment creation immigrant visa priority to be given to aliens seeking entry under such program.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2003
Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, upon completion of specified agricultural work and residency requirements, to adjust the status of a qualifying alien agricultural worker (and spouse and minor children) to that of a: (1) lawfully admitted temporary nonimmigrant; and (2) permanent resident nonimmigrant. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) adjustment of status applications, including penalties for false statements; (2) waiver of numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmissibility; (3) temporary stay of removal and work authorization; (4) administrative and judicial review; and (5) dissemination of program information. Amends the Social Security Act to provide for the correction of such aliens' social security records. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set forth registry application requirements for H-2A employers and employer associations, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is temporary or seasonal, and is not the result of a labor dispute, (2) that attempts have been made to hire U.S. workers; and (3) respecting required wages and benefits, and compliance with labor laws. Sets forth employment requirements with respect to: (1) wages; (2) housing; and (3) transportation reimbursement. Establishes the Commission on Agricultural Wage Standards under the H-2A program. Revises provisions respecting the admission and extension of stay of temporary H-2A workers. Provides special rules for alien sheepherders. Sets forth worker protection and labor standards enforcement provisions for such aliens
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 2003
Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, upon completion of specified agricultural work and residency requirements, to adjust the status of a qualifying alien agricultural worker (and spouse and minor children) to that of a: (1) lawfully admitted temporary nonimmigrant; and (2) permanent resident nonimmigrant. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) adjustment of status applications, including penalties for false statements; (2) waiver of numerical limitations and certain grounds for inadmissibility; (3) temporary stay of removal and work authorization; (4) administrative and judicial review; and (5) dissemination of program information. Amends the Social Security Act to provide for the correction of such aliens' social security records. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set forth registry application requirements for H-2A employers and employer associations, including assurances: (1) that the job opportunity is temporary or seasonal, and is not the result of a labor dispute, (2) that attempts have been made to hire U.S. workers; and (3) respecting required wages and benefits, and compliance with labor laws. Sets forth employment requirements with respect to: (1) wages; (2) housing; and (3) transportation reimbursement. Establishes the Commission on Agricultural Wage Standards under the H-2A program. Revises provisions respecting the admission and extension of stay of temporary H-2A workers. Provides special rules for alien sheepherders. Sets forth worker protection and labor standards enforcement provisions for such aliens.
Germany · German Bundestag · 23 September 2003
<b>Bezug:</b> Evaluierungsbericht des BMI zur Anwendung der lageabhängigen Kontrollbefugnis des Bundesgrenzschutzes gem. § 22 BGSG Siehe auch B021 <br><br><b>Inhalt:</b> Änderung Art. 2 1. Gesetz zur Änderung des Bundesgrenzschutzgesetzes: Verlängerung der erweiterten Kontrollbefugnisse des Bundesgrenzschutzes um weitere fünf Jahre (vom 31.12.2003 bis zum 31.12.2008). Es entstehen keine zusätzlichen Haushaltsausgaben. <br><br><b>Nebenschlagwörter:</b> Schlepperorganisation/Gesetz zur wirksamen Bekämpfung organisierter Schleuserkriminalität * Personenkontrolle/Verlängerung der erweiterten Kontrollbefugnisse des BGS * Organisierte Kriminalität/ Gesetz zur wirksamen Bekämpfung organisierter Schleuserkriminalität
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 23 September 2003
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prescribe the oath of renunciation and allegiance for purposes of such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
L-1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, with respect to L-1 visa (intracompany transferee) nonimmigrant aliens, to:prohibit entry of an alien with specialized knowledge who will be stationed primarily at the worksite of an employer other than the petitioning employer or affiliate, parent, or subsidiary if: (1) the alien will be controlled and supervised principally by such unaffiliated employer; or (2) the alien's placement at the unaffiliated employer's worksite is part of an arrangement to provide labor for such employer rather than the provision of a product or service for which specialized knowledge specific to the petitioning employer is necessary. Eliminates the six-month requirement of prior continuous overseas employment for blanket petitions (thus subjecting all L-1 aliens to a one-year requirement). Directs the Department of Homeland Security to maintain L-1 statistics.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Senior Citizenship Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain older persons from the naturalization U.S. history-government and English language requirements, and permit certain other older persons to take such history-government examination in a language other than English.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to specify the following locations where certain citizens and nationals of Mexico may be removed from the United States: (1) in the case of an alien who arrives by land from Mexico (whether or not at a designated port of entry), such removal shall be at the port of entry on the United States border with Mexico that is closest to the location where such alien was first inspected by an immigration officer; (2) in the case of an alien who is removed by land to Mexico upon release from imprisonment for a criminal offense, such removal shall be at the port of entry on the United States border with Mexico that is closest to the facility where such alien last was imprisoned for such offense; and (3) in the case of an alien who is removed by land to Mexico upon acquittal of a criminal charge, such removal shall be at the port of entry on the United States border with Mexico that is closest to the courthouse where such acquittal occurs.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a reduced sponsor affidavit of support for a family-sponsored immigrant where: (1) a U.S. employer has agreed to employ the immigrant for at least one year; or (2) the sponsored alien is under the age of 18.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Removal of Terrorist Criminal Aliens Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish procedures for the expedited removal of a terrorist criminal alien, and authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a final order of removal under such provisions. Limits judicial review respecting such an order, action, or decision. Makes such an alien ineligible for certain discretionary relief from removal. Revises provisions respecting countries to which an alien may be removed. Includes among the classes of deportable aliens a non-permanent resident alien who poses a danger or national security threat to the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2003
Prohibits a State or unit of local government from using Federal funds to assist prosecutors unless the State or local unit: (1) provides information on convicted individuals to the Department of Homeland Security sufficient to permit determination of immigration status; and (2) transfers illegal individuals to the Department. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) include within the categories of criminal aliens who shall be taken into detention individuals who have been convicted of any Federal or State offense and deportable on any ground; and (2) apply expedited removal provisions to aliens convicted of crimes (currently applies to convictions of aggravated felonies).
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2003
Declares Elvira Arellano to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2003
Graduation for All Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to establish a program that will provide grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish reading and writing programs to improve overall reading and writing performance among students in secondary schools, including middle and high schools. Limits eligibility for subgrants to LEAs in a State that are among those that have the lowest graduation rates for public secondary school students. Includes among required uses of LEA subgrant funds: (1) hiring and inservice training of literacy coaches to work with classroom teachers to incorporate reading and writing instruction in all subject areas, and to identify students with reading problems and provide remediation or referral for additional services; (2) counseling for students at risk of not graduating on time; and (3) professional development for middle and high school teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals that addresses literacy needs of economically disadvantaged students, students from major racial and ethnic groups, students with disabilities, students with limited English proficiency, migrant children, and homeless children. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include public secondary school graduation rates for all students under requirements for: (1) accountability for adequate yearly progress; and (2) annual State report cards. Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to require annual reports on the number participants who are 16, 17, or 18 years of age in certain programs and services, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, limited English proficiency status, disability, and socioeconomic status.
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2003
Declares Elvira Arellano to be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 2003
Parental Responsibility Obligations Met through Immigration System Enforcement Act or PROMISE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) make an alien excludable from U.S. admission for nonpayment of child support (permits admission upon satisfaction of payments or in compliance with a payment schedule); (2) authorize an immigration officer to serve an alien with legal process in child support cases; and (3) include nonpayment of child support among the considerations for failure of an alien to establish good moral character. Amends the Social Security Act to authorize the disclosure of an alien's child support-related information to the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of State.
United States · United States Congress · 11 September 2003
Stop Terrorist Entry Program Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigrant or nonimmigrant (excluding diplomatic or immediate family aliens) visa issuance to a alien who is a national or a resident of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism, with discretionary waivers for: (1) emergency medical needs; or (2) asylum or refugee admissions. Defines "state sponsor of terrorism."
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 2003
Expanding Opportunities in Higher Education Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize various programs and provisions. Repeals HEA provisions, under the definition of institution of higher education, that: (1) currently require for-profit institutions of higher education to derive at least ten percent of their revenue from funds that do not come from HEA title IV student assistance programs (the 90/10 rule); and (2) currently restrict distance education in terms of the relative number of courses an institution may offer by telecommunications, and relative number of students enrolled in such courses, for purposes of student assistance program eligibility (the 50 percent rule). (Retains such rule for correspondence courses not offered by telecommunications.) Revises HEA title III (Institutional Aid) to extend authorizations of appropriations for: (1) part A grants for American Indian tribally controlled colleges and universities, and for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions; (2) part B grants for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU); (3) endowment challenge grants for institutions; (4) HBCU capital financing; and (5) the minority science and engineering improvement program. Revises HEA title V (Developing Institutions) to extend the authorization of appropriations for grants to Hispanic-serving institutions. Revises HEA title IV (Student Assistance) to treat as independent students those currently serving on active duty in the Armed Forces for other than training purposes (thus including active duty members of the National Guard and Reserves). Revises requirements, and extends authorizations of appropriations for, the following title IV programs: (1) Federal TRIO support services programs for disadvantaged students; (2) GEAR UP early intervention and college awareness programs for low-income students; and (3) HEP/CAMP special programs for students whose families are engaged in migrant and seasonal farmwork. Directs the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance to study and report on the feasibility of simplifying the need analysis methodology for all for Federal student financial assistance programs and the process of applying for such assistance. Requires the Secretary of Education to initiate a redesign of the free application for Federal student aid (FAFSA). Revises requirements for a simplified needs test. Amends the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 to extend the authorization of appropriations in general, as well as for monitoring and evaluation, and for Federal endowment programs for Gallaudet University and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). Extends authorizations of appropriations for programs under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978, the Navajo Community College Act, and the United States Institute of Peace Act.
Germany · German Bundestag · 5 September 2003
Ablauf der Tagung, Schwerpunkte der Beratungen, Redebeiträge der deutschen Abgeordneten Entschließungen: Mitgliedsländer, Funktionsträger Nr. 1330 (2003) betr. die Landwirtschaft und die Erweiterung der Europäischen Union Nr. 1331 (2003) betr. die Herausforderungen für die Landwirtschaft im Mittelmeerraum Nr. 1332 (2003) betr. den Beitrag der Europäischen Bank für Wiederaufbau und Entwicklung (EBWE) zur wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa Nr. 1333 (2003) betr. die Rechte und Grundfreiheiten der im nördlichen Teil Zypern lebenden griechischen Zyprer und Maroniten Nr. 1334 (2003) betr. positive Erfahrungen autonomer Regionen als Quelle der Inspiration für die Konfliktlösung in Europa Nr. 1335 (2003) betr. Vorzugsbehandlung von nationalen Minderheiten durch den Mutterstaat: der Fall des ungarischen Gesetzes vom 19. Juni 2001 über die in Nachbarstaaten lebenden Ungarn ("Magyaren") Nr. 1336 (2003) betr. Bedrohungen für den internationalen Strafgerichtshof Nr. 1337 (2003) betr. Einwanderung im Zusammenhang mit Frauenhandel und Prostitution Nr. 1338 (2003) betr. die Lage der palästinensischen Flüchtlinge Nr. 1339 (2003) betr. den Europarat und den Konvent zur Zukunft Europas Nr. 1340 (2003) betr. die Rechte von Personen, die in Afghanistan oder in der Bucht von Guantanamo von den Vereinigten Staaten in Gewahrsam gehalten werden Nr. 1341 (2003) betr. die europäischen Luftverkehrspolitiken: wichtigen Entscheidungen in einer kritischen Zeit Empfehlungen: Nr. 1606 (2003) betr. Gebiete, in denen die Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention nicht angewandt werden kann Nr. 1607 (2003) betr. die Aktivitäten der Internationalen Organisation für Migration (IOM), 1998 bis 2002 Nr. 1608 (2003) betr. die Kolonisierung des besetzten Teils Zyperns durch türkische Siedler Nr. 1609 (2003) betr. positive Erfahrungen autonomer Regionen als Quelle der Inspiration für die Konfliktlösung in Europa Nr. 1610 (2003) betr. Einwanderung im Zusammenhang mit Frauenhandel und Prostitution Nr. 1611 (2003) betr. den illegalen Organhandel in Europa Nr. 1612 (2003) betr. die Lage der palästinensischen Flüchtlinge Nr. 1613 (2003) betr. den Europarat und den Konvent zur Zukunft Europas Nr. 1614 (2003) betr. Umwelt und Menschenrechte
European Union · European Parliament · 4 September 2003
European Union · European Parliament · 4 September 2003
United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2003
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a public hearing within the affected community before establishing or relocating any Quick Response Team to coordinate with State and local law enforcement officers to increase efforts to take into custody and remove from the United States illegal and criminal aliens.
United States · United States Congress · 3 September 2003
Religious Workers Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the religious worker program.
Germany · Bundesrat · 28 August 2003
<strong>Bezug:</strong> Siehe auch B003<br /> <br /> <strong>Inhalt:</strong> Einfügung § 40c, Änderung §§ 41b und 52 Einkommensteuergesetz: Förderung des Einsatzes hochqualifizierter ausländischer Fach- und Führungskräfte durch Steuerentlastung, Möglichkeit der Pauschalbesteuerung in Höhe von 35 v.H. des Bruttoarbeitslohns ohne Möglichkeit der Absetzung von Werbungskosten, Sonderausgaben etc. Höhere Steuereinnahmen werden durch Mindereinnahmen aus der Pauschalierung ausgeglichen.<br /> <br /> <strong>Nebenschlagwörter:</strong> Ausländischer Arbeitnehmer/Gesetz zur Verbesserung der steuerlichen Rahmenbedingungen für ausländische Spitzenarbeitskräfte in Deutschland * Steuererleichterung/Gesetz zur Verbesserung der steuerlichen Rahmenbedingungen für ausländische Spitzenarbeitskräfte in Deutschland
European Union · European Commission · 22 August 2003
Germany · German Bundestag · 8 August 2003
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2003
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2003 or the DREAM Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on State residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such State residence. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States prior to his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; and (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal. Sets forth the conditions for conditional permanent resident status, including: (1) termination of status for violation of this Act; and (2) removal of conditional status to permanent status. Authorizes an alien who has satisfied the appropriate requirement prior to enactment of this Act to petition the Secretary for permanent status without first becoming a conditional resident. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) exclusive jurisdiction; (2) penalties for false application statements; (3) confidentiality; (4) fee prohibitions; and (5) a General Accounting Office report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2003
Permanent Partners Immigration Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include permanent partners (as defined by this Act) within the scope of such Act.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2003
Expresses the sense of the Senate that trade agreements are not the appropriate vehicle for enacting immigration-related laws or modifying current immigration policy and that future trade agreements to which the United States is a party and the legislation implementing them should not contain immigration-related provisions.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2003
(NOTE - S.1940 & S.1483, unlike H.R.2210, do not provide for State demonstration programs that allow States to administer their allotment of Federal Head Start funds.) Head Start Coordination and School Readiness Act - Amends the Head Start Act to reauthorize through FY 2008 and revise Head Start programs. Requires expanded coordination and collaboration among Head Start and other agencies. Requires States that receive Head Start quality improvement and collaboration grants (currently collaboration grants) to establish: (1) State Head Start Quality Improvement and Collaboration Offices; and (2) State advisory councils on collaboration on early care and education activities for children. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations requiring Head Start agencies to implement certain policies and procedures for enrollment of eligible homeless children. Revises requirements for the Secretary's designation of Head Start agencies, as well as those for quality standards. Requires annual Head Start program self-assessments, reports, and improvement plans. Requires Head Start agencies to have: (1) a program meeting all quality standards; (2) capacity to serve eligible children with scientifically based curricula and other interventions and support services that promote school readiness; (3) outreach to schools, local educational agencies (LEAs), local businesses, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, museums, and libraries; and (4) coordination with LEAs, particularly on ways to increase participation of underserved populations. Revises requirements for Early Head Start grant programs to include: (1) consideration of homeless infants and toddlers; (2) migrant and seasonal Head Start programs; (3) grants to applicants in communities which have experienced a large percentage increase in limited English proficient (LEP) children and families; and (4) professional development to increase program participation for underserved populations. Establishes increased staff qualification requirements for Head Start programs. Requires individuals receiving financial assistance under the Act to pursue a degree to qualify as Head Start staff to: (1) teach or work in a Head Start program for at least three years after receiving the degree; or (2) repay the assistance received. Requires every Head Start agency and program to create a professional development plan for employees providing direct services to children. Establishes programs to: (1) attract and retain high-quality Head Start classroom teachers; and (2) improve literacy in Head Start programs. Directs the Secretary to contract with the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council and the Board on Testing and Assessments of the National Academy of Sciences to establish expert, independent panels to study, report, and make recommendations on: (1) the assessment of school readiness in young children; and (2) the Head Start reporting system.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2003
Amends the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998 (IPPCTPA) to prescribe Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program participant requirements. Requires a participant to be an alien who: (1) is a citizen of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland; (2) is between 21 and 35 years of age on the date of departure for the United States; (3) has resided continuously in a designated county (in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland) for at least six months before such date; (4) has been continuously unemployed for at least six months before such date; and (5) does not have a degree from an institution of higher education. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to report each program year to Congress (currently, the third program year and the three subsequent years) on the number of aliens admitted who have overstayed their visas. Extends the authority of the IPPCTPA through FY 2008. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the nonimmigrant alien eligibility qualifications for program participants to conform to this Act. Reduces from 36 to 24 months the temporary period of the visit to the United States for participation in the program. Denies any such person eligibility to apply for an immigrant visa, or for permanent residence, or for a nonimmigrant visa under such Act until he or she has resided and been physically present in the country of nationality or last residence for an aggregate of a least two years following departure from the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to waive this requirement if: (1) departure from the United States would impose exceptional hardship upon the alien's spouse or child (if such spouse or child is a U.S. citizen or a lawfully resident alien); or (2) the admission of the alien is in the U.S. public or national interest.
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2003
Congressional Responsibility for Immigration Act - Makes trade authorities procedures of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 and the Trade Act of 1974 inapplicable to any bill implementing a trade agreement between the United States and any other country if the bill contains any provision relating to U.S. immigration laws or the entry of aliens. Requires the Senate, upon an appropriate point of order, to cease consideration of an implementing bill that violates such requirement. Provides Senate procedures for waivers and appeals of such a point of order.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2003
Border Security and Immigration Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish new visa programs for: (1) aliens who seek to enter the United States as temporary workers; and (2) undocumented aliens residing in the United States who seek to remain legally in the United States. Authorizes additional funding for the United States Employment Service to assist States meet increased employment services resulting from the amendments made by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2003
International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPRs) from filing more than one application for a K fiance(e) visa in any one-year period. Amends the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 to prohibit international marriage brokers from releasing a foreign national client's personal contact information until the broker has informed the foreign national of the rights of domestic violence victims in the United States and received a signed consent to the release. Requires brokers to obtain specified background information from citizen or LPR clients and to forward such information to foreign nationals. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes States to bring civil actions for such violations in the U.S. district courts. Requires petitioners for fiance(e) visas to undergo criminal history background checks. Modifies consular processing procedures for fiance(e) visa applications to require specified disclosures to alien applicants. Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to require an evaluation of the role of international marriage brokers in facilitating trafficking. Requires a citizen or LPR client to provide to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, as part of a fiance(e) visa petition, the information that such clients are required to submit to brokers under this Act. Prohibits a fiance(e) visa holder's awareness of the criminal background of a citizen or LPR client from being used as evidence that the marriage was not entered into in good faith.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2003
International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPRs) from filing more than one application for a K fiance(e) visa in any one-year period. Amends the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 to prohibit international marriage brokers from releasing a foreign national client's personal contact information until the broker has informed the foreign national of the rights of domestic violence victims in the United States and received a signed consent to the release. Requires brokers to obtain specified background information from citizen or LPR clients and to forward such information to foreign nationals. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes States to bring civil actions for such violations in the U.S. district courts. Requires petitioners for fiance(e) visas to undergo criminal history background checks. Modifies consular processing procedures for fiance(e) visa applications to require specified disclosures to alien applicants. Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to require an evaluation of the role of international marriage brokers in facilitating trafficking. Requires a citizen or LPR client to provide to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, as part of a fiance(e) visa petition, the information that such clients are required to submit to brokers under this Act. Prohibits a fiance(e) visa holder's awareness of the criminal background of a citizen or LPR client from being used as evidence that the marriage was not entered into in good faith.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2003
Border Security and Immigration Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish new visa programs for: (1) aliens who seek to enter the United States as temporary workers; and (2) undocumented aliens residing in the United States who seek to remain legally in the United States. Authorizes additional funding for the United States Employment Service to assist States meet increased employment services resulting from the amendments made by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2003
USA Jobs Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise L-1 nonimmigrant visa provisions (intracompany transfers). Prohibits the admission of an L-1 worker unless the employer files an application with the Secretary of Labor stating that the employer will: (1) not place the worker with another employer; (2) make the L-1 application available for public examination and compilation by the Secretary; (3) provide wage comparability; and (4) not displace U.S. workers during the period of 180 days before and after the L-1 hiring. Requires an employer, prior to petitioning for admission of a specialized knowledge L-1 worker, to file an application with the Secretary stating that good faith steps have been taken to recruit U.S. workers for the job for which the L-1 worker is sought. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to consult annually with the Secretary respecting the use and effect of blanket L-1 petitions. Increases the L-1 prior employment abroad requirement. Reduces the period of L-1 admission. Establishes an L-1 employer petition fee. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to initiate an L-1 employer investigation. Revises H-1B nonimmigrant visa provisions (temporary workers) to: (1) subject all H-1B employers (currently H-1B dependent employers) to such provisions; (2) lengthen U.S. worker displacement protection; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor to initiate an H-1B employer investigation. Directs the General Accounting Office to investigate the implementation and impact of amendments made by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2003
Pay for All Your Undocumented Procedures (Pay Up!) Act of 2003 - Provides for: (1) the payment by the Federal Government of the costs of emergency ambulance and medical services for aliens injured while illegally crossing into the United States; and (2) the taking into custody of such individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2003
Columbian Temporary Protected Status Act of 2003 - Expresses the sense of Congress in favor of extending temporary protected status to Columbian nationals in the United States. Designates Columbia under the Immigration and Nationality Act as a country undergoing an ongoing armed conflict in order to make qualifying Columbians living in the United States eligible aliens for temporary protected status. States that such initial designation shall be for a two-year period.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2003
Andean Adjustment Act of 2003 - Provides for the adjustment to permanent resident status of a national of Colombia or Peru (and spouse, children, and certain unmarried sons or daughters) who: (1) was physically present in the United States on December 31, 1999; and (2) is physically present in the United States on the date of application for such status adjustment. Provides for a stay of removal during such process unless the Secretary of Homeland Security has rendered a final administrative order denying such application.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2003
USA Jobs Protection Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise L-1 nonimmigrant visa provisions (intracompany transfers). Prohibits the admission of an L-1 worker unless the employer files an application with the Secretary of Labor stating that the employer will: (1) not place the worker with another employer; (2) make the L-1 application available for public examination and compilation by the Secretary; (3) provide wage comparability; and (4) not displace U.S. workers during the period of 180 days before and after the L-1 hiring. Requires an employer, prior to petitioning for admission of a specialized knowledge L-1 worker, to file an application with the Secretary stating that good faith steps have been taken to recruit U.S. workers for the job for which the L-1 worker is sought. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to consult annually with the Secretary respecting the use and effect of blanket L-1 petitions. Increases the L-1 prior employment abroad requirement. Reduces the period of L-1 admission. Establishes an L-1 employer petition fee. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to initiate an L-1 employer investigation. Revises H-1B nonimmigrant visa provisions (temporary workers) to: (1) subject all H-1B employers (currently H-1B dependent employers) to such provisions; (2) lengthen U.S. worker displacement protection; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor to initiate an H-1B employer investigation. Directs the General Accounting Office to investigate the implementation and impact of amendments made by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2003
Riayan Tejeda Memorial Act of 2003 - Authorizes naturalization without regard to specified Immigration and Nationality Act requirements for an alien or noncitizen national of the United States who: (1) served honorably in a combat zone in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom; and (2) if separated from such service, was not separated except under honorable conditions. Prohibits imposition of any Federal or State naturalization fee. Provides for overseas naturalization proceedings for members of the armed forces. Retains immediate relative status for the alien wife, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen who died from injury or disease incurred while serving honorably in such combat zone. (Requires petition filing within two years of such death.) States that an application for status adjustment by the alien wife, child, or parent of an alien member of the armed forces who was granted service-related posthumous citizenship based upon service in such zone may be adjudicated as if the death had not occurred. (Requires application filing prior to such death.) Treats the spouse, child, or parent of a lawful permanent resident who was granted service-related posthumous citizenship based upon service in such zone as a valid petitioner for immediate relative status. (Requires self-petitions within two years of such death.) Permits such aliens to apply for permanent resident status adjustment. Waives specified grounds of inadmissibility. Gives priority to naturalization applications as set forth in this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2003
Terrorist Deportation Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) expand, and make retroactive, terrorist activity-based grounds for deportation; and (2) eliminate waiver authority respecting implementation of machine readable passports.
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2003
Declares Shiuyun Holst Zhou eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident under the Immigration and Nationality Act, upon payment of the required visa fees.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2003
Building on Welfare Success Act of 2003 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise, reauthorize, and extend the TANF program, with changes including the addition of grants to States for healthy marriage promotion programs. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 with respect to establishing national goals to prevent teen pregnancy. Amends SSA title IV Part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to make various changes including providing for expanded enforcement. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make nonimmigrant aliens who fail to pay child support by more than $2,500 ineligible to receive visas and excluded from admission to the United States. Provides for responsible fatherhood grants under SSA title IV part D. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to give States the option to assist legal immigrant families. Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to provide for: (1) optional coverage of legal immigrants under Medicaid and SCHIP (SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP); and (2) a five year extension, and revision, of the transitional medical assistance program. Provides authority under TANF for the use of TANF funds for housing benefits.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2003
Extends through FY 2005 authority to process in-country certain unmarried sons and daughters of qualified Vietnamese nationals for U.S. admission as refugees of special humanitarian concern. Requires such an alien to be at least 21 years old, and to have been unmarried as of the date of acceptance of the alien's parent for resettlement under the Orderly Departure Program or through the United States Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City (Consulate). Defines "qualified national" as a Vietnamese national who: (1) was interned in a reeducation camp by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, or is the widow or widower of such a person; (2) qualified and is or was accepted under the Orderly Departure Program or through the Consulate for U.S. admission as a refugee or immediate relative status immigrant; and (3) is, or whose surviving spouse is, presently maintaining a U.S. residence, or is awaiting departure formalities from Vietnam.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2003
Declares Gracekutty Thomas and her son, Gladwin Thomas, to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act upon payment of the required visa fees.