State Department Proposed Rule

2020-21975: Visas: Temporary Visitors for Business or Pleasure

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Summary

The Department of State ("Department") proposes to amend its regulation governing nonimmigrant visas for temporary visitors for business, the B-1 nonimmigrant visa classification, by removing two sentences defining the term "business" that are outdated due to changes in the INA since 1952, from when the two sentences originate. With removal of these sentences, the Department would no longer authorize issuance of B-1 visas for certain aliens classifiable as H-1B or H-3 nonimmigrants, commonly referred to as the "B-1 in lieu of H" policy, unless the alien independently qualifies for a B-1 visa for a reason other than the B-1 in lieu of H policy.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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