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Congress·In Committee·3 months ago

Congress proposes new temporary family visit visa with insurance and sponsor rules, capped at 90 days yearly

Also known as: Temporary Family Visitation Act

Legislative Progress

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Impacts

Mixed Impacts(2)
Chronic Illness
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Federal Employee
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Positive Impacts(3)
Immigrant
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Visa Holder
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Key Points

  • Creates a new temporary visa option so certain relatives of U.S. citizens and green card holders can visit for family reasons.
  • Defines “relative” broadly (including spouses, children, parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts/uncles, nieces/nephews).
  • Requires the U.S.-based family member (or another sponsor) to file a financial support promise, and requires the visitor to have health/travel medical insurance.
  • Limits visits to up to 90 days per calendar year and requires the visitor to say they plan to leave when the visit ends.
  • Adds guardrails: people who previously sponsored a relative who overstayed can be blocked from sponsoring again, and this visa can’t be used to switch into some other statuses or to count toward applying for a green card inside the U.S.
Immigration

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Dec 11, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Dec 11, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

After the bill is enacted

Family-purpose visitor visas become an option once the law takes effect

U.S. families could start planning short visits for major life events, but they’ll need the sponsor support form and the visitor’s travel medical insurance to be ready.

When applications open under the new category

Sponsors begin filing financial support declarations for these visits

A U.S. citizen or green card holder may need to show they can financially back the visitor, and repeat sponsors may need to certify a past visitor did not overstay (or explain extraordinary circumstances).

As soon as the new visa is used

Visitors start being asked for proof of travel medical insurance for the full stay

Families may need to shop for an insurance plan before travel, especially for older relatives, and missing proof could lead to a refusal at the visa stage or at entry.

Starting with the first admissions under the new category

90-days-per-year limit starts controlling how long relatives can stay

Families who are used to longer visits will need to shorten trips or split time across calendar years; overstays can create future problems for both the visitor and the sponsor.

After the new category is implemented

People waiting on family immigrant visa numbers use short visits while they wait

Some families may see each other sooner even if the green card line is long, but they still can’t “switch” to getting the green card from inside the U.S. just because they visited.

Related News

2 articles
Office of Rep. Scott Peters (Press Release)·3 months ago

Peters, Bice Reintroduce Bipartisan Temporary Family Visitation Act

Announces reintroduction of the Temporary Family Visitation Act to create a new B-3 family-visit visa with sponsor financial support, travel medical insurance, intent-to-depart declaration, and overstay-related sponsor guardrails.

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The Advocate-Messenger·3 months ago

Dr. Rand Paul and Senator Blumenthal Reintroduce “The Temporary Family Visitation Act”

News-release coverage describing the reintroduction of the Temporary Family Visitation Act, creating a new B-3 family-purpose visitor visa for certain relatives of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, generally capped at 90 days.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Temporary Family Visitation Act

Bill NumberS 3440
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

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D: 1

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