Family Reunification Act of 2010

Family Reunification Act of 2010 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the eligibility criteria for V-visa nonimmigrants (spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents who come to the United States to wait for completion of the immigrant visa process) to: (1) replace the current petition filing date of on or before the date of the enactment of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act with a filing deadline of December 21, 2010; (2) require that such petition has been pending for more than 540 days (3 years under current law); and (3) require that for an approved petition, more than 540 days (3 years under current law) have elapsed since the petition's filing and no visa is available or the petition remains pending.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5880 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5880

      To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for 
 nonimmigrant visas for certain aliens whose petitions or applications 
         are pending or who have not received immigrant visas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2010

   Mr. Djou introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for 
 nonimmigrant visas for certain aliens whose petitions or applications 
         are pending or who have not received immigrant visas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Reunification Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF NONIMMIGRANT VISAS FOR CERTAIN SPOUSES OR 
              CHILDREN.

    Section 101(a)(15)(V) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(V)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``on or before the date of the enactment of 
        the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act,'' and inserting 
        ``December 21, 2010'';
            (2) in clause (i), by striking ``3 years'' and inserting 
        ``540 days''; and
            (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``3 years'' and inserting 
        ``540 days''.
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