,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aaid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ae1    
#bjba,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,toomey7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to include ,portugal in the    
list of foreign states whose nationals  
are eligible for admission into the     
,united ,states as ,e-#a and ,e-#b      
nonimmigrants if ,united ,states        
nationals are treated similarly by the  
,government of ,portugal and to         
otherwise modify the eligibility        
criteria for ,e visas4  #a4 ,short      
titles ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,advancing ,mutual ,interests and       
,growing ,our ,success ,act or the      
,,amigos ,act4  #b4 ,nonimmigrant       
traders and investors ,for purposes of  
clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of section         
#aja7;a77#ae77;,e7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,e771 ,portugal shall be

 considered to be a foreign state       
described in such section if the        
,government of ,portugal provides       
similar nonimmigrant status to nationals
 of the ,united ,states4  #c4           
,modification of eligibility criteria   
for ,e visas ,section #aja7;a77#ae77;,e7
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,e77 
is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter         
preceding clause 7i7-- 7,a7 by inserting
 7or1 in the case of an alien who       
acquired the relevant nationality       
through a financial investment and who  
has not previously been granted status  
under this subparagraph1 the foreign    
state of which the alien is a national  
and in which the alien has been         
domiciled for a continuous period of not
 less than #c years at any point before 
applying for a nonimmigrant visa under  
this subparagraph7 before 1 and the     
spouse2 and  7,b7 by striking him and   
inserting such alien2 and  7#b7 by      
striking he each place such term appears

 and inserting the alien4