Executive Order On Artificial Intelligence Includes Immigration-Related Provisions

On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued the "Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence." Section 5 of the order, "Promoting Innovation and Competition," includes various immigration-related provisions. For example, the order:

• Calls for the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security to streamline processing times of visa petitions and applications, including by ensuring timely availability of visa appointments, for noncitizens who seek to travel to the United States to work on, study, or conduct research in artificial intelligence (AI) or other critical and emerging technologies; and facilitate continued availability of visa appointments in sufficient volume for applicants with expertise in AI or other critical and emerging technologies;