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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 6, 2025
This bill allows a national of the Czech Republic to qualify for E-1 nonimmigrant status if the Czech Republic provides similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals. E-1 classification allows nationals of certain countries (i.e., those with a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States, those under a qualifying international agreement, or those deemed to qualify through statute) to be admitted solely to engage in international trade, along with their families and employees.
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Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D–TN
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-06 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would recognize the Czech Republic as a qualifying country under a U.S. immigration provision for nonimmigrant traders—people seeking trader status without immigrating permanently. Recognition would depend on the Czech government providing similar immigration status to U.S. nationals.
1. Nonimmigrant traders For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(E)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(i)), the Czech Republic shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of the Czech Republic provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.
Section 1 would require recognition of the Czech Republic specifically for the cited trader provision if the reciprocity condition is met: its government must provide similar nonimmigrant status to U.S. nationals.
For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(E)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(i)), the Czech Republic shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of the Czech Republic provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.
The supplied September 25, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 6, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-25T08:05:28Z. 2025-02-06: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-02-06: Introduced in House
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The text provides conditional, country-specific treatment central to the proposal's main policy.
The Czech Republic is singled out for recognition as a qualifying foreign country under the cited nonimmigrant-trader provision, conditional on its government providing similar status to U.S. nationals.
For purposes of section 101(a)(15)(E)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(i)), the Czech Republic shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of the Czech Republic provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.
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