{"id":3875,"date":"2018-11-07T11:42:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3875"},"modified":"2018-11-07T11:42:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:42:46","slug":"new-legislation-could-see-extra-5000-visas-for-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3875","title":{"rendered":"New Legislation Could See Extra 5,000 Visas for Irish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/US_Capitol_west_side-1024x530.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"331\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/US_Capitol_west_side-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/US_Capitol_west_side-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/US_Capitol_west_side-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/US_Capitol_west_side.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Irish people could soon have another route towards a visa to live and work in the USA as a Bill has been put before the House of Representatives which proposes that Ireland is added to the E3 program.<\/p>\n<p>The Bill, which needs unanimous support in the Senate, would make an extra 5,000 US visas available to Irish citizens<\/p>\n<p>Only Australian citizens can apply for the visa, which allows a person and their spouses to work and live in the US for two years.<\/p>\n<p>10,500 E3 visas are currently allocated each year, yet only half of these are taken up.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Times is reporting that a key element to the deal would involve Ireland easing the requirements for US citizens who wish to retire in Ireland, including giving people a right to work for 20 hours a week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3875\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3875&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3875\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3875&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-3875\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3875&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3875\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irish people could soon have another route towards a visa to live and work in the USA as a Bill has been put before the House of Representatives which proposes that Ireland is added to the E3 program. 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