What is a R-1 Visa – Religious Worker Visa?
The R-1 Religious Worker Visa is a nonimmigrant visa for a foreign national who is coming to the United States temporarily to be employed at least part time (average of at least 20 hours per week) by a non-profit religious organization in the United States (or an organization which is affiliated with the religious denomination in the United States) to work as a minister or in a religious vocation or occupation. Am I Eligible to Apply for an R-1 Visa for Religious Workers? You are eligible to apply for an R-1 Visa (Religious Worker Visa) if: • You are a member of a religious denomination having a bona fide nonprofit religious organization in the U.S.; • The religious denomination and its affiliate, if applicable, are exempt from taxation, or the religious denomination qualifies for tax-exempt status; • You have been a member of the denomination for two years immediately preceding your visa application; • You are entering the United States solely to carry on the vocation of a minister of
