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S. 843 (116th)

Partner with Korea Act

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Introduced

14 March 2019

Last action

14 March 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]

Subjects

Immigration, Taxation

Source updated

10 August 2026

Immigration · Taxation

Summary

Partner with Korea Act This bill creates an E-4 treaty trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services, subject to various requirements. The 15,000 limit shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens. A specialty occupation is one that requires the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.

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Timeline

  1. 14 March 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 March 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

Documents

3 official files

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