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R1 VisaR1 Visa DetailsThe R1 visa may be obtained by a religious worker who:
The R1 visa is initially valid for three years and may be extended for an additional three years. Positions which qualify for an R1 visa are too numerous to list. Applicants should qualify for the visa as long as there is a religious component to the position. Ministers and priests may apply for permanent residency (green card). Spouses and children of the R1 visa holder may obtain an R2 visa to enter and remain in the US. The R2 visa holder may attend school but if he or she wishes to work, he or she must change his or her status to obtain a work visa. For whom is a R1 Visa appropriate?Foreign nationals coming to the US to work in a professional religious capacity for a religious group or community What are the requirements for obtaining an R1 Visa?An alien who, for at least the two (2) years immediately preceding the time of application for admission, has been a member of a religious denomination having a bona fide nonprofit religious organization in the United States, may be admitted temporarily to the United States to carry on the activities of a religious worker for a period not to exceed five (5) years. The alien must be coming to the United States for one of the following purposes: solely to carry on the vocation of a minister of the religious denomination; to work for the religious organization at the request of the organization in a professional capacity; or to work for the organization, or a bona fide organization which is affiliated with the religious denomination, at the request of the organization in a religious vocation or occupation. Does The Messersmith Law Firm handle these types of cases?Yes, we take all types of immigration cases and represent clients worldwide. Here is a short sample of our recently approved petitions. Latest News About R1 VisaAugust 10, 2009 Employment Notification Requirements of R1 Visa Petitioners July 21, 2009 Premium Processing Now Available for R1 Visa Petitions February 4, 2009 Non-Minister Category Set to Expire on March 6, 2009 for the EB4 Religious Worker Green Card January 5, 2009 Supplemental Q & A on Final Religious Worker Rule November 21, 2008 USCIS Q & A on Final Religious Worker Rule November 21, 2008 Religious Worker Final Rule Fact Sheet November 21, 2008 Religious Worker Final Rule September 19, 2008 USCIS Announces that Two Categories of Special Immigrant Religious Workers Will Expire October 1. November 1, 2007 USCIS Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Religious Worker Rule |
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