ACR 41 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Urges Congress to add Ireland to nonimmigrant visa program.

ACR 41 is a New Jersey legislative resolution urging Congress to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program. It seeks to allow Irish nationals to use the approximately 5,250 unused E-3 visas annually (currently reserved only for Australian workers), which are currently underutilized despite U.S. labor shortages in specialized fields. The resolution highlights Ireland's historical contributions to U.S. workforce development and notes Ireland's expressed interest in reciprocal visa opportunities for American workers. This is a procedural request, not a law, and does not change existing visa allocations.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
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