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Religious Workers Visa (R-1)

A Religious Visa  allows a religious worker wanting to enter the United States to do so.  It is known as an R-1 visa and allows religious workers  in a wide range of religious occupations to come to the United States if they have a religious occupation and perform services for their religious organization. The religious organization must already exist in the United States and be a nonprofit granted tax exempt status.  The religious organization that the religious worker will be working for must show that they can provide for the worker's financial and physical needs while in the country. The visa is normally good for three years and allows for a two year extension.  The USCIS carefully reviews this type of a visa as it has the potential for fraud.  As with other non-immigrant visas, careful documentation and preparation of the application is required in order to obtain approval.  With the help of a New Jersey immigration lawyer from the Law Offices of Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq., P.C. you can feel confident that your application process will be quick and effective.

R-1 Visas apply to the following petitioners:

• Acting as a minister of a religion
• The religious worker must have been a member of a religious denomination having a nonprofit religious organization in the United States for at least two years immediately prior to the application date
• A professional in a religious vocation or occupation
• You are in a religious occupation which relates to a traditional religious function

Obtaining a Religious visa can require very specific documentation and exact procedure must be followed.  As our law firm is extremely familiar with the requirements of the federal immigration laws, we can direct you in the best and quickest procedure in order to obtain your visa.

Effective New Jersey Religious Visa Attorney

Documentation required to qualify for a Religious visa petition must be filed by the United States religious organization and must include the following:

• A written statement from an authorized official of the religious organization that will be employing the religious worker proving that the worker has been a member of the denomination for the required two years;
• The name and location where the worker will provide the services;
• The organization's relationship to the denomination;
• A description of the proposed title, and that they are qualified for the position;
• What, if any, will be the salary, benefits, and other compensation;
• Evidence showing that the religious organization is a bona fide nonprofit, religious organization in the U.S. and is exempt from taxation in accordance with section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

The Law Offices of Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq., P.C. will be able to provide you with the needed legal expertise to properly submit your petition for a Religious visa.  We have successfully assisted thousands of clients with their immigration needs and can do the same for you. SE HABLA ESPANOL