Temporary Family Visitation Act
Congress proposes new temporary family visit visa with insurance and sponsor rules, capped at 90 days yearly
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
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.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
How this policy affects specific groups of people
Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Related News
2 articles
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.
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.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Temporary Family Visitation Act
Data Sources
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