R1 Visa – Eligible Applicants
R1 Visa are available to the following Applicants for a period not to exceed 5 years:
1. Those who for at least the two 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; or
2. To carry on the activities of a religious worker
Qualified Activities To Be Carried Out By R1 Visa Applicants
The Activities carried out by the Applicant must include at least one of the following:
1. Solely to carry on the vocation of a minister of the religious denomination
2. To work for the religious organization at the request of the organization in a professional capacit
3. 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
R2 Visa Applicants (Accompanying Relatives of R1 Visa Holders)
Spouses and Minor Children under the age of 21 of R1 Visa Holders are eligible for R2 Visas.
The rules, restrictions, and requirements surrounding R Visas are extremely complicated and require a skilled attorney to lay out a clear strategy in light of the law and your particular circumstances as well as properly and efficiently file the application. Contact the Law Offices of Ashley Dworsky for a consultation.