Congress·In Committee·H.R. 1337

Work Visas: Adding Ireland to the E-3 Program

To add Ireland to the E3 nonimmigrant visa program.

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This bill would allow citizens of Ireland to apply for E-3 work visas. Right now, these special visas are only available to people from Australia who work in professional jobs that require a college degree.
Under this plan, Irish workers could use any of the 10,500 annual visa spots that are not taken by Australians. This means the total number of visas available each year stays the same, but Ireland gets to use the leftover slots.
U.S. companies that want to hire Irish workers under this program would be required to use E-Verify. This is a web-based system that confirms a person is legally allowed to work in the United States.
The policy is designed to help Irish professionals work in the U.S. temporarily without changing the overall limit on these types of visas. Spouses and children of these workers would be allowed to come with them and would not count toward the yearly limit.