A bill to expedite the adjudication of employer petitions for aliens with extraordinary artistic ability.
Arts Require Timely Service Act or the ARTS Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjudicate a visa petition filed by an employer on behalf of an alien with extraordinary ability in the arts (O- and P- visas other than athletes) and an accompanying alien not later than 30 days after: (1) the date on which the petitioner submits the petition with a written advisory opinion, letter of no objection, or request for a waiver; or (2) the date on which the 15-day period to comment upon a petition has expired if the petitioner has had an opportunity, as appropriate, to supply rebuttal evidence.
Requires the petitioner to be provided premium-processing services without a fee if such petition is not adjudicated within the required time frame and the petitioner is a qualified nonprofit organization or is petitioning on behalf of a qualified nonprofit organization.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7263)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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