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  Unauthorized stay or employment can bar chances for visas, but spouses and other immediate relatives of U.S. citizens applying for permanent residency from WITHIN the US by adjustment of status are forgiven. If an immediate relative tries to obtain the same benefit from WITHOUT the U.S. at a consulate or embassy, s/he can be barred for at least three years if any prior period spent inside the US without legal status exceeded six months.
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Religious Worker Visa

Religious worker: A member for at least two years of a denomination that has a non-profit religious organization in the United States. Visa-eligible work requires two years in the job and includes:

  • minister or priest of the religious denomination;
  • professional in the religious organization (U.S. baccalaureate degree or foreign equivalent is required for the job); or
  • religious vocation or occupation in the organization or a nonprofit affiliate. Religious vocation requires a calling or devotion to religious life. Taking vows is one example. Religious occupation is an activity devoted to traditional religious functions. Examples include cantors, missionaries, and instructors.

Requires a letter from an official of the religious organization in the United States:

  • for ministers, establishing membership in the denomination and its duration, authorizations to perform religious duties and practical aspects of carrying on the work, including payment sources;
  • with regard to professionals, the required academic degree along with official academic record; and requisite experience.
  • including, as appropriate, proof of a religious vocation or occupation, such as evidence that a beneficiary who intends to work as a nun or a monk is actually a nun or monk;
  • for non-minister or non-professional employees of a religious organization, an explanation of the affiliation between the religious organization and the denomination;
  • payment sources for professionals and other non-ministers;
  • affirming that supplementary income from a second job or charity (solicited funds) will not be necessary for the visa beneficiary's financial support.

EB-4 visas are also available to:

  • Certain overseas employees of the U.S. Government
  • Former employees of the Panama Canal Company
  • Retired employees of international organizations
  • Certain dependents of international organization employees
  • Certain members of the U.S. Armed Forces

Requires a Form I-360 (Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant) approved by the USCIS, except for overseas employees of the U.S. Government, for whom Form DS-1884 is used.

Messing Law Offices provides immigration attorney advice to determine if an applicant meets the requirements for an EB-4 or other immigration employment visa, including assistance with documentary letters to establish qualifications, and advice about visas for accompanying family members, based upon extensive experience as a professional immigration lawyer. Contact Messing Law Offices

 
John Messing has been appointed the 2010-11 Liaison from the American Bar Association (SciTech Section) to United States Citizenship & Immigration Services

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