# Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2021

This bill makes it easier for Filipino veterans who served in the U.S. military and their family members to immigrate to the United States or reunite with relatives already here. Specifically, it addresses immigration rules for Filipino nationals who fought alongside American forces, particularly those who served during World War II and in the decades that followed.

The main impact is that Filipino veterans and their immediate family members would get priority consideration in the immigration system, and some of the usual restrictions on who can sponsor family members for visas would be relaxed for this group. This matters because many Filipino veterans who served the U.S. military have been separated from their families for years or decades, and the current immigration system makes it difficult and time-consuming for them to bring relatives to America or to reunite with family members already living here.

For Filipino veterans themselves, the bill recognizes their military service and provides a pathway to bring spouses, children, and other close relatives to the United States more quickly than the standard immigration process would allow. For their family members abroad, it means they could potentially join their veteran relatives in America without waiting through the lengthy backlogs that typically affect immigration cases. This is particularly significant for aging veterans who want to spend their final years with family, and for younger family members who want to reunite with relatives they may not have seen in many years.

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2021

Hirono, Mazie K.

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2021 This bill exempts from worldwide or numerical limitations certain family-sponsored immigrant visas for the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under certain laws providing for naturalization for service during World War II.