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USCIS Releases Guidance on Maximum Period of Stay for Nonimmigrant Religious Workers

Posted on 03/18/2012 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released a policy memorandum on March 8, 2012, (PDF) for Immigration Service Officers who adjudicate religious worker (R-1) nonimmigrant petitions for those coming to the… Read More

Posted in H-1B, L-1, R Visas, USCIS,

State Dept. Issues Final Rule on Documentation of Nonimmigrants in Religious Occupations

Posted on 11/06/2009 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

To comply with the Department of Homeland Security regulation requiring sponsoring employers to file petitions for all persons for whom R-1 nonimmigrant status is sought, the Department of State issued… Read More

Posted in DHS, R Visas, USCIS,

State Dept. Issues Final Rule on Documentation of Nonimmigrants in Religious Occupations

Posted on 10/16/2009 by Mark A. Ivener, A Law Corporation

To comply with the Department of Homeland Security regulation requiring sponsoring employers to file petitions for all persons for whom R-1 nonimmigrant status is sought, the Department of State issued… Read More

Posted in DHS, DOS, R Visas, USCIS,