What This Bill Does
This bill allows Tetyana Zvarychuk to become a permanent resident of the United States. It removes certain normal eligibility requirements that would normally prevent her from obtaining permanent resident status.
Who It Affects
Tetyana Zvarychuk (the individual named in the bill), the Secretary of State, and officials responsible for processing immigration applications.
Key Provisions
• Tetyana Zvarychuk becomes eligible to receive an immigrant visa or adjust her status to permanent resident without following normal visa number limits. (Sec. 1(a))
• If she enters the United States before the filing deadline, she will be considered to have entered and stayed lawfully and can adjust her status as of the date this bill becomes law. (Sec. 1(b))
• She must file her application for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status with the required fees within 2 years after this bill becomes law. (Sec. 1(c))
• When she receives permanent residence, the Secretary of State must reduce the total number of immigrant visas available to natives of her birth country by 2 during the current or next fiscal year. (Sec. 1(d))
• Her natural parents, brothers, and sisters will not receive any immigration benefits or special status because of their relationship to her. (Sec. 1(e))
What Changes
Tetyana Zvarychuk gains eligibility for permanent resident status that she would not otherwise have under normal immigration law. Her relatives cannot use their relationship to her to obtain immigration benefits.
Important Definitions
None defined.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 739
For the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Mr. DAVIS of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
For the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR TETYANA
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ZVARYCHUK.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a)
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and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality
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Act, Tetyana Zvarychuk shall be eligible for issuance of
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an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of
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an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon
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filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa
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under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status
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to lawful permanent resident.
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(b)
ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If
Tetyana
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Zvarychuk enters the United States before the filing dead-
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line specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to
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have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise
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eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section
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245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date
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of the enactment of this Act.
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(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF
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FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
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plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
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tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees
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within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.—
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Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
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idence to Tetyana Zvarychuk, the Secretary of State shall
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instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the cur-
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rent or next following fiscal year, the total number of im-
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migrant visas that are made available to natives of the
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country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the
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Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the
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total number of immigrant visas that are made available
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to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section
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202(e) of such Act.
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(e)
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION
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TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural
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parents, brothers, and sisters of Tetyana Zvarychuk shall
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not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right,
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privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality
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Act.
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