R-1 (Religious Workers)
Immigration law in Denver, Colorado
R-1 visas can be issued for a maximum of five years and are reserved for specific types of religious workers, including:
- Clergy members
- monks and nuns
- religious instructors or cantor
- catechists
- missionaries
- workers in religious hospitals, and
- religious translators or broadcasters.
To apply for an R-1 visa you must:
- Be a member of a denomination that is affiliated with a bona fide nonprofit, tax-exempt religious organization in the U.S
- Have been a member of that denomination for two years immediately preceding admission to the U.S
- Be entering the U.S. solely to carry out work for the religious denomination or for an organization affiliated with that denomination
Contact us for additional information on R-1 visas, and guidance through what can be a complicated process.
