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Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 14, 2023
Latest Action
February 14, 2023
Primary Sponsor
Stacey E. PlaskettDemocratic(VI)
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Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023 This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a visa waiver program for nationals of certain countries to enter the U.S. Virgin Islands. Specifically, the bill expands an existing program that authorizes visa waivers for nationals of certain countries to enter Guam or the Northern Mariana Islands to also authorize waivers for entry to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Under this program, DHS may provide a waiver admitting a nonimmigrant visitor for up to 45 days if the waiver does not represent a threat to the welfare, safety, or security of the United States or its territories or commonwealths.
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 284, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1033, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023 H.R. 3599, DIGNITY Act H.R. 4448, Canadian Snowbird Visa Act H.R. 5127, Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act H.R. 5155/S. 3255, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 7574, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024 H.R. 8752, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8771/S. 4797, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8843, To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, and for other purposes H.R. 9029/S. 4942, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9747, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 493, Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023 S. 814, Romania Visa Waiver Act of 2023 S. 1926, A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes S. 2632, Visa Processing Improvement Act S. 2705, State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing Additional Labor (SEASONAL) Act Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; Customs and Border Protection funding; expanding consular operations and staffing; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; expanding consular staffing; improving wait times for CBP processing at ports of entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad; expanding Visa Waiver Program eligibility to Romania; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Bulgaria; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Cyprus; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Qatar
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $22,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2024 · third_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 284, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1033, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023 H.R. 3599, DIGNITY Act H.R. 4448, Canadian Snowbird Visa Act H.R. 5127, Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act H.R. 5155/S. 3255, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 7574, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024 H.R. 8752, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8771/S. 4797, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8843, To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, and for other purposes H.R. 9029/S. 4942, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9747, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 493, Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023 S. 814, Romania Visa Waiver Act of 2023 S. 1926, A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes S. 2632, Visa Processing Improvement Act S. 2705, State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing Additional Labor (SEASONAL) Act Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; Customs and Border Protection funding; expanding consular operations and staffing; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; expanding consular staffing; improving wait times for CBP processing at ports of entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad; expanding Visa Waiver Program eligibility to Romania; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Bulgaria; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Cyprus; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Qatar
Client expense: $14,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2024 · second_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 284, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 815, National Security Act of 2024 H.R. 1033, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023 H.R. 2882, Making Further Consolidated Appropriations for FY24 H.R. 3599, DIGNITY Act H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4448, Canadian Snowbird Visa Act H.R. 4665/S. 2438, Dept of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5127, Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act H.R. 5155/S, 3255, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 5894/S. 2624, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 H.R. 7574, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024 H.R. 8752, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8771, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8843, To amend the Visit America Act to promote music tourism, and for other purposes S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 493, Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023 S. 814, Romania Visa Waiver Act of 2023 S. 1926, A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes S. 2632, Visa Processing Improvement Act S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2705, State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing Additional Labor (SEASONAL) Act Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; Customs and Border Protection funding; expanding consular operations and staffing; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; improving wait times for CBP processing at ports of entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad; expanding Visa Waiver Program eligibility to Romania; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Bulgaria; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Cyprus; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Qatar
Client expense: $13,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2024 · first_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 284, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 815, National Security Act of 2024 H.R. 1033, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023 H.R. 2882, Making Further Consolidated Appropriations for FY24 H.R. 3599, DIGNITY Act H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4448, Canadian Snowbird Visa Act H.R. 4665/S. 2438, Dept of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5127, Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act H.R. 5155/S, 3255, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 5894/S. 2624, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 493, Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023 S. 814, Romania Visa Waiver Act of 2023 S. 1926, A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 2632, Visa Processing Improvement Act S. 2705, State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing Additional Labor (SEASONAL) Act Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; Customs and Border Protection funding; expanding consular operations and staffing; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; improving wait times for CBP processing at ports of entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad; expanding Visa Waiver Program eligibility to Romania; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Bulgaria; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Cyprus
Client expense: $23,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2023 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 284, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 815, Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act, including provisions related to the national security supplemental H.R. 1033, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023 H.R. 3599, DIGNITY Act H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4448, Canadian Snowbird Visa Act H.R. 5127, Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act H.R. 5155/S, 3255, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 493, Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023 S. 814, Romania Visa Waiver Act of 2023 S. 1926, A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes S. 2632, Visa Processing Improvement Act S. 2705, State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing Additional Labor (SEASONAL) Act Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; Customs and Border Protection funding; expanding consular operations and staffing; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; expanding consular staffing; improving wait times for CBP processing at ports of entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad; expanding Visa Waiver Program eligibility to Israel; expanding Visa Waiver Program eligibility to Romania; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Bulgaria; expanding Visa Waiver Program to Cyprus
Client expense: $19,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2023 · third_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 284, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1033, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023 H.R. 3599, DIGNITY Act H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4448, Canadian Snowbird Visa Act H.R. 5127, Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act H.R. 5155, Temporary Family Visitation Act S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 493, Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023 S. 814, Romania Visa Waiver Act of 2023 S. 1926, A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes S. 2632, Visa Processing Improvement Act Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; Customs and Border Protection funding; expanding consular operations and staffing; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; expanding consular staffing; improving wait times for CBP processing at ports of entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad; expanding Visa Waiver Program eligibility to Israel; expanding Visa Waiver Program eligibility to Romania
2023 · second_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 284, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1033, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023 H.R. 3599, DIGNITY Act H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 493, Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023 S. 814, Romania Visa Waiver Act of 2023 S. 1926, A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; Customs and Border Protection funding; expanding consular operations and staffing; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; improving wait times for CBP processing at ports of entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad
2023 · first_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 284, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1033, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023 S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 493, Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023 S. 814, Romania Visa Waiver Act of 2023 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; Customs and Border Protection funding; expanding consular operation; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; the safe rescission mask mandates for air travel; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; expanding consular staffing; improving wait times for CBP processing at ports of entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad
Client expense: $18,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2023 · first_quarter · Travel/Tourism
H.R. 284, United States-Mexico Tourism Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1033, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2023 S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 493, Securing the Visa Waiver Program Act of 2023 S. 814, Romania Visa Waiver Act of 2023 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of Customs and Border Protection officers; Customs and Border Protection funding; expanding consular operation; fully reinstituting routine visa processing at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad; expanding visa interview waiver eligibility at consulates; the safe rescission mask mandates for air travel; reestablishing historical levels of employer access to J-1 program beneficiaries to boost travel and tourism; removing pre-departure testing requirements for in-bound international travelers to the U.S.; consular service delays; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; expanding consular staffing; improving wait times for CBP processing at ports of entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad
Client expense: $18,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Client expense: $13,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $16,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)