What visa status would the spouse and children of an R-1 nonimmigrant receive?
Spouses and children of R-1 nonimmigrants and classified as R-2. They are not permitted to work unless they have their own work visas. Are there any differences between the special immigrant religious worker category for green card applicants and R-1 non-immigrant visas? The most important difference between the two religious worker categories is that the R-1 visa is temporary and the special immigrant religious worker visa is permanent. An applicant for a green card as a special immigrant religious worker must have been working for the religious group for at least two years prior to making the application. This work may be done either in or out of the US. In most cases where the work is done in the US, the person has been in the US on an R-1 visa. Another difference between the two is the forms involved. A special immigrant religious worker applies using Form I-360 in place of the I-129 and R supplement. The evidence that should accompany the special immigrant religious worker petitio
