Rendering nationals of Israel eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors

H.R.3992
Introduced: 
February 9, 2012
112
Second
June 8, 2012
Became Public Law

E-2 visas, also known as merchant and trader visas, are only awarded to immigrants entering the U.S. to manage significant investments they have made in the country.

In a statement praising the bill’s introduction, Israeli amb. to the U.S. Michael Oren indicated that this bill and its Senate companion measure were both drafted in consultation with his embassy’s Office of Congressional Affairs .

11 cosponsors (6D, 5R)

See also: companion measure S. 921 of 5/9/11.

Last major action: 6/8/12 became public law 112-130 (5/24/12 passed in Senate by unanimous consent; 3/19/12 passed in House 371–0).

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