H.R.1785 - Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act

To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability. as introduced.
  • Short: Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act as introduced.

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3/30/2009--Introduced.Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjudicate a visa petition filed by an employer on behalf of an alien with extraordinary ability in the arts (O- and P- visas oth

Official Summary

3/30/2009--Introduced.Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjudicate a visa petition filed by an employer on behalf of an alien with extraordinary ability in the arts (O- and P- visas other than athletes) and an accompanying alien not later than 30 days after:
(1) the date on which the petitioner submits the petition with a written advisory opinion, letter of no objection, or request for a waiver; or
(2) the date on which the 15-day period to comment upon a petition has expired if the petitioner has had an opportunity, as appropriate, to supply rebuttal evidence. Requires the petitioner to be provided premium-processing services without a fee if such petition is not adjudicated within the required time frame and the petitioner is a qualified nonprofit organization or is petitioning on behalf of a qualified nonprofit organization.

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05/04/11
H.R.1785: To prohibit the Secretary of the ... - OpenCongress

A bill in the U.S. Congress: To prohibit the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from charging a fee for admission to any exhibit which is part of the permanent collection of any museum or facility which is part of ...

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07/19/10
Opposition Growing to Bureaucracy Surrounding Artist Visas

This past April, Americans for the Arts called on Congress to really do something about the entire situation, beginning with passing the Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act (HR 1785 and S 1409). The law would, AFTA explained, ...

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07/13/10
Paul Krugman: “Facts Do Have A Well-Known Liberal Bias” « Alan ...

93 deficit reduction act?????? lol are you talking about H.R. 1785? Posted by burqa. July 14th, 2010 at 3:08 pm. MIKE SR: Burqa- Look at the chart. That is what we are talking about. If you look at the chart it clearly shows that ...

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