Nonimmigrant status for alien parent of adult United States citizens

(a) In general Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (T)(ii)(III), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (U), by striking or at the end; (3) in subparagraph (V), by striking the period at the end and inserting or; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (W) subject to section 214(s), an alien who is a parent of a citizen of the United States, if the citizen is at least 21 years of age.. (b) Conditions on admission Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by adding at the end the following: (s) (1) The initial period of authorized admission for a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(W) shall be 5 years. Such period may be extended by the Secretary of Homeland Security so long as the United States citizen son or daughter of the nonimmigrant is residing in the United States. (2) A nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(W) is not authorized to be employed in the United States and is not eligible, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any Federal, State, or local public benefit. In the case of such a nonimmigrant, the United States citizen son or daughter shall be responsible for the support of the nonimmigrant, regardless of the resources of the nonimmigrant. (3) An alien is ineligible to receive a visa and ineligible to be admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(W) unless the alien provides satisfactory proof that the United States citizen son or daughter has arranged for the provision to the alien, at no cost to the alien, of health insurance coverage applicable during the period of the alien’s presence in the United States..