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titleDocuments & Details Reliant Needs for R-1 Visa Petition

The applicant will need to provide the following details to begin the R-1 Visa Petition process:

  • Permanent Home Country Address
  • Current U.S. Home Address
  • Do you have any other Visa, such as a J1/J1 Exchanged Visitor Visa? (if yes, provide a copy and include expiration dates)
  • Resume
  • Scanned copy of current passport, biographic information, and any US Visa pages*
  • Scanned copy of birth certificate*

Other documents needed (if applicable)

  • Scanned copy of any certificate of ministerial ordination, commissioning, or licensing*
  • Scanned copy of any religious degrees and academic transcripts*
  • Scanned copy of any certificate for religious training*
  • Scanned copy of the U.S. Social Security Card (front & back)
  • Scanned copy of marriage certificate (if necessary)

The Partner Ministry and Reliant will collect the following information:

  • Job Description with the ministry focus area (see Sample Job Description.docx and note below)
  • Weekly work schedule & proposed weekly work hours (see Sample Weekly Schedule.docx and note below)
  • Reliant New Staff Training Certificate of Completion
  • Amount & type of compensation (including benefits)

Documents needed from the Partner Ministry

  • Name & location of ministry worksite
  • Number of church/ministry members or employees
  • Date the applicant established a relationship with the church/ministry (2-year minimum relationship required)
  • Why the applicant's position is needed
  • Letter from church/ministry confirming applicant's church membership and any ministry involvement

*All foreign documents must be translated into English, and the documents in the original language need to be provided, with certified English translation. A notarized translation is not needed; anyone fluent in both languages may translate and provide this certificate of translation. See Sample certificate of translation.docx. 


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titleJob Description and Weekly Work Schedule

Religious study or training does not constitute a religious occupation for the R-1 visa purpose. Positions should include more hands-on experience and productive employment. General terms such as "character and personal development", "theological development", "professional development" all sound like study and/or training, so they should be avoided.  

Avoid using the word "support raising" as the USCIS may view it as an uncompensated self-supported missionary program which does not lead to a permanent resident sponsorship. By describing "networking," "vision sharing," etc., we distinguish this "salaried" position from "self-supported missionary R-1" because the actual donations do not directly go to the beneficiary but are channeled through Reliant in the staff accounts with Reliant's control in how and when to pay/compensate.


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titleVisa Renewals

R-1 Visa holders must wait until 6 months before their R-Visa's expiration date to renew their R-1 visa status. They may begin the R-1 renewal process as early as 7 months before their current R-1 expiration. At that time, if the R-1 Visa holder worked full-time with consistent paid employment for two continuous years, Reliant may also pursue the I-360 religious worker green card sponsorship petition.

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