Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Communist Visa Transparency Act of 2022”.
Communist Visa Transparency Act of 2022
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of State to add questions to visa application forms related to membership and affiliation with Communist or other totalitarian parties, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Additional written questions on visa application forms
Nonimmigrant visa application form— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall revise the nonimmigrant visa application form (DS–160) to include, under the portion of the application related to security and background, the following questions:
Whether the alien is a member of or is affiliated with the Communist or other totalitarian party.
For an alien who indicates on such application that their country of origin is China, whether the alien is or has been a member of, employed or funded by, or otherwise affiliated with China’s military, paramilitary, law enforcement, public security, or national security forces.
Immigrant visa application form— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall revise the immigrant visa application form (DS–260) to include, under the portion of the application related to security and background, for an alien who indicates on such application that their country of origin is China, the question of whether the alien is or has been a member of, employed or funded by, or otherwise affiliated with China’s military, paramilitary, law enforcement, public security, or national security forces.