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Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] · D–VA
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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 · 2026-10-01 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.
The proposed Domestic Visa Renewal Modernization Act would let people with valid, unexpired visas in specified temporary immigration categories renew them inside the United States without leaving the country. Applicants would have to meet several conditions, including qualifying to skip an in-person interview and not being subject to a visa issuance fee called a reciprocity fee.
This Act may be cited as the Domestic Visa Renewal Modernization Act.
a nonimmigrant with a valid unexpired visa issued under subpararaph (E), (H)(i)(b), (H)(i)(b1), (I), (L), (O), or (P) of section 101(a)(15) may renew such visa from within the United States, and shall not be required to depart from the United States in order for such renewal to be granted.
(C) is eligible for a waiver of the in-person interview requirement under section 222(h); (D) is not subject to a nonimmigrant visa issuance fee (commonly referred to as a reciprocity fee);
The bill would add a subsection to section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. It would allow domestic renewal for the visa categories listed as E, H(i)(b), H(i)(b1), I, L, O, and P, overriding conflicting immigration-law provisions for this renewal permission and the protection against having to leave the country.
Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of the immigration laws, a nonimmigrant with a valid unexpired visa issued under subpararaph (E), (H)(i)(b), (H)(i)(b1), (I), (L), (O), or (P) of section 101(a)(15) may renew such visa from within the United States, and shall not be required to depart from the United States in order for such renewal to be granted.
Eligibility would be assessed when the application is submitted. Applicants must already have been registered and fingerprinted under the referenced law, must not be disqualified from the visa they seek to renew, and must qualify for a waiver of the in-person interview requirement.
(2) Eligibility An alien is eligible to renew a visa under this subsection if the alien, as of the date of submitting the application— (A) has been registered and fingerprinted under section 221(b); (B) is not ineligible for the visa that the alien seeks to renew; (C) is eligible for a waiver of the in-person interview requirement under section 222(h);
Applicants must not be subject to a reciprocity fee. Where a petition is applicable, they must also have an approved, unexpired petition for the visa they seek to renew. The fee condition restricts eligibility; it does not itself waive the fee.
(D) is not subject to a nonimmigrant visa issuance fee (commonly referred to as a reciprocity fee); (E) is the beneficiary of an approved and unexpired petition for the visa that the alien seeks to renew, if applicable;
Applicants must hold a lawful, unexpired visa in one of the listed categories. If they have temporarily left the United States, they must intend to reenter in one of those categories.
(F) has a lawful unexpired visa under subparagraph (E), (H)(i)(b), (H)(i)(b1), (I), (L), (O), or (P) of section 101(a)(15); and (G) intends to reenter the United States as a nonimmgrant under subpararaph (E), (H)(i)(b), (H)(i)(b1), (I), (L), (O), or (P) of section 101(a)(15), if the alien has temporarily departed the United States.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated October 14, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 1, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-14T16:53:24Z. 2026-10-01: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2026-10-01: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-10-01. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow special benefit beyond the renewal program's ordinary eligibility rules was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
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