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R-1 Visa for Religious Workers: How Do You Qualify? , Immigration Lawyer in California

3,595 views · Published 14 November 2018 · 2:55 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: U.S Immigration with Attorney Jacob Sapochnick · 2018 · Education

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R-1  Visa for Religious Workers

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00:00 What is an the R-1 Religious Visa?

00:22 There's a special visa for that. It's called the R-1 Visa and this visa allowing people that are religious workers to come and work for a nonprofit organization and it has to be a 501(c) nonprofit registered organization. And the religious workers
must have at least two years experienced prior to coming to work in the United States

01:05 So you can be religious worker teacher or a priest or somebody working in a synagogue or a rabbi. These are all occupations that qualify for the R-1. 

01:45 The R-1 is given up to five years and you can proceed and apply for a green card using the I36 petition.  It has to be a nonprofit organization, religious nonprofit, and you must have two years of religious experience in the same denomination before coming to the United States

02:16 It is highly encouraged that you to try to apply for those visas if you meet the requirements. If you have any questions, just post them in the comments below. And you can always email me at [email protected]


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he R-1 visa is for aliens traveling to the United States temporarily to work in a religious occupation at least part time (20 hours or more weekly). Examples of persons in religious occupations include, but are not limited to: liturgical workers, religious instructors, religious counselors, cantors, catechists, workers in religious hospitals or religious healthcare facilities, missionaries, religious translators, or religious broadcasters. This group does not include janitors, maintenance workers, clerks, fundraisers, or persons involved solely in the solicitation of donations. Religious study or training does not qualify as religious work in a religious occupation. A religious worker cannot file an R-1 petition on their own behalf, instead the religious organization or non-profit otherwise known as the ‘Petitioner’ must file the R-1 petition on the religious worker’s behalf. To be eligible to petition a religious worker for an R-1 visa, the U.S. employer must be a bona fide non-profit religious organization, which is exempt from taxation or a religious organization that has never sought such exemptions, but would otherwise be eligible for such status. The coverage of this category also extends to spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21 to principal R-1 aliens. Derivative dependents can join the R-1 principal alien in the United states by applying for the R-2 visa classification. R-2 aliens may not engage in employment under this visa classification, but may study in the United States.

What qualifies as a religious occupation?
Generally, an individual is employed in a religious occupation if 1) their occupational duties primarily relate to a traditional religious function 2) if their occupation is recognized as a religious occupation within the religious denomination and 3) if the duties of the religious occupation relate to, involve, and carry out beliefs and customs associated with the religious denomination.

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