Religious Worker (R-1 Visa)

The Religious Worker (R) visa is for persons seeking to enter the United States (U.S.) to work in a religious capacity on a temporary basis, under provisions of U.S. law, specifically the Immigration and Nationality Act. Qualifying as a Religious Worker Religious workers include persons authorized, by a recognized employing entity, to conduct religious worship and perform other duties usually...
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USCIS Adds New Notification Requirement for R-1s

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the manner in which petitioners for religious workers must notify USCIS regarding their employment of nonimmigrant religious workers in R-1 status. The approved petitioning employer must notify USCIS within 14 days when an R-1 alien is working less than the required number of hours or has been released from, or has otherwise terminated,...
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