Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Visa Processing Improvement and Paperwork Reduction Act”.
Visa Processing Improvement and Paperwork Reduction Act
A BILL
To provide for the electronic submission of domestic violence information and communications with visa applicants, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Electronic transmission of domestic violence information
Section 833(a)(5)(A) of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (8 U.S.C. 1375a(a)(5)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(vi) Subject to such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, mailings under this subsection may be transmitted by electronic means.”
Sec. 3 Electronic communication with visa applicants
Section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any requirement under this Act to communicate with visa applicant by standard mail shall be satisfied if an electronic communication is sent to the applicant at an electronic mail address provided by the applicant in connection with the pending application.”