Audio recording of seminar session at the 2025 RFC Congress in Indianapolis
This workshop will discuss current changes to U.S. immigration policies with special attention to the religious worker immigration law programs. Though immigration laws and regulations permit international religious workers to work in the U.S., the process of obtaining an R-1 religious worker visa and religious worker permanent residence has become more challenging in the past several years. This workshop will discuss the latest legal updates and issues in the following areas:
- The administrative, regulatory, and legislative changes impacting U.S. immigration law generally at the present time.
- The R-1 religious worker visa program including the processing of the I-129 nonimmigrant petition with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) and applying for the R-1 visa abroad.
- The impact of the backlog on the religious worker permanent residence program including the processing of the I-360 Special Immigrant petition and how prolonged delays are forcing religious workers to leave the U.S.
- Other nonimmigrant visa options for religious individuals to remain in or visit the U.S.
- Planning and strategies for religious workers and their sponsors.
The workshop will also offer perspective and historical analysis from past administrations’ policies impacting U.S. immigration and the religious worker immigration law programs.
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