To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization to certain alien spouses, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · November 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
H-4 Work Authorization Act
This bill provides automatic employment authorization to a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) admitted into the United States as a spouse of an H-1B visa holder (a nonimmigrant worker who is in a special occupation or a fashion model).
Currently, a spouse of an H-1B visa holder must apply separately to receive employment authorization.
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