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Ministers and non-ministers in religious vocations and occupations may come to the U.S. temporarily to perform religious work. Below are the requirements and process for an R-1 Visa petition. If you would like to discuss with Reliant the possibility of pursuing an R-1 visa for a potential employee, please contact their Program Team Lead. |
General Eligibility
To be eligible to submit an R-1 Visa petition, the individual will need to be a nonimmigrant/noncitizen foreign national who is coming to the United States temporarily to work at least part-time (an average of at least 20 hours per week) as a minister or in a religious vocation for a church or ministry. The individual must have been affiliated with the partner church or ministry or Reliant in some capacity for at least two years before filing the R-1 Visa petition.
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