The bill provides immediate lawful‑status relief to two named individuals while maintaining overall visa ceilings by reallocating two family‑preference slots — a narrowly targeted benefit that slightly reduces availability for other applicants and bars certain family reunification pathways, with only minor administrative costs.
Two named individuals (Melnyk and Gnatyuk) can obtain immigrant visas/green cards if they apply within 2 years, and if they already entered the U.S. before filing they are treated as having entered and remained lawfully and may adjust status as of enactment.
The Secretary of State must offset the two visas by reducing the appropriate family‑preference category by two, preserving overall numerical family‑preference visa limits for other nationals.
Nationals of the beneficiaries' country lose two available immigrant visa slots, making it slightly harder for other applicants from that country to immigrate.
Close relatives of the beneficiaries (parents and siblings) are expressly barred from receiving family‑based immigration benefits through these beneficiaries, removing a potential pathway for family reunification.
Implementing and tracking the visa number offsets creates a small additional administrative workload for the Department of State and DHS.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Allows two named individuals to obtain immigrant visas or green cards if they file within two years, reduces their country's visa allotment by two, and bars certain relatives from benefits.
Grants immigrant visas or lawful permanent resident status to two named foreign nationals if they apply within two years of enactment, and treats certain prior U.S. entry as lawful for adjustment purposes as of the date of enactment. When visas or permanent residence are issued, the Secretary of State must subtract two immigrant visas from the annual country allotment for the individuals' country of birth, and the bill prevents their natural parents, brothers, and sisters from receiving immigration benefits based on that family relationship.
Introduced February 18, 2025 by Danny K. Davis · Last progress February 18, 2025