Tagged #r-1
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R-1 nonimmigrant religious workers: the 2-year prior membership rule and the mandatory pre-approval site visit
R-1 status is gated by a 2-year prior membership requirement and, for new petitioners, a mandatory pre-approval site visit by USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security.
nonimmigrant
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EB-4 Special-Immigrant Religious Workers: The R-1 to I-360 Pathway and the September 2023 Settlement
How INA § 101(a)(27)(C) and 8 CFR 204.5(m) define special-immigrant religious workers — the two-year membership rule, the qualifying employer, the I-360 site-visit requirement, and the Ruiz-Diaz settlement's effect on AOS timing.
employment based 7 min