<html> <head> <title>R-1 Applications, US R-1, US Immigration Visa Servises, Employment Visas - VisaNow.Com Visa Directory R-1</title> <meta name="description" content="VisaNow.com offers US immigration visa servises including R-1 applications."> <meta name="keywords" content="R-1, R1, GREEN CARDS, US GREEN CARD, GREENCARD, EMPLOYMENT VISA, IMMIGRATION, UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION VISA, US IMMIGRATION VISA, H-1B VISA, H1B VISA, UNITED STATES GREENCARD, EMIGRATION, IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY, IMMIGRATION, LAWYER, IMMIGRATION SERVICES, IMMIGRANT, US CITIZENSHIP, USCIS, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, WORK PERMITS, ETA 750 A, ETA 750 B, I-130, I-485, I-765, B-1, B-2, EMPLOYER ASSISTANCE, IMMIGRATION FORMS AND APPLICATIONS, USCIS FORMS, VISA PROCESSING SERVICE, HUMAN RESOURCE, TOURIST VISA, STUDENT VISA, PERMANENT RESIDENCE, TEMPORARY RESIDENCE, VISA INFORMATION, VISANOW.COM, VISANOW, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, IL"> <link href="/styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <script language="JavaScript" src="/IFrame.js"></script> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- VerifyIFrameParent('/visadirectory/visas/r1.asp'); //--> </script> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="100%"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="8"><br> <span class="text"><a href="javascript:history.back(1)" id="anchors" target="_top">Back</a><img src="/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="8"><br> <br></span> <span class="subhead">R-1<br> </span> <span class="text">The R-1 visa is for religious workers coming to the United States temporarily. <br> <br> This visa category is currently eligible for expedited processing by the USCIS for an addtional fee of $1,000 (U.S.). If you would like to take advantage of this program, please <a href="javascript: launchVisa('R-1+Premium')">click here</a> to begin your "R-1 Premium Processing" application. <br><br> <a href="javascript: launchVisa('R-1')"><img src="/images/b-start-your-app-or.gif" width="163" height="19" vspace="10" border=0></a><br> <br></span> <span class="text"> <a href="javascript: ScrollFormTo('requirements')" target="_self">What Are The Requirements For An R-1 Visa?</a><br> <a href="javascript: ScrollFormTo('valid')" target="_self">How Long Is The R-1 Visa Valid?</a><br> What Is The Application Fee: <a HREF="#" onclick="launchFullService('R-1'); return false;">Full Service</a><img src="/images/g-divider.gif" width="15" height="10"><a HREF="#" onclick="launchFastForms('True','R-1'); return false;">Fast Forms</a><br> <br> <br></span> <a name="requirements" id="requirements"></a> <span class="subhead">What Are The Requirements For An R-1 Visa?<br></span> <span class="text">VisaNow.com<font size=2><sup>®</sup></font> prepares and submits the application if the R-1 visa applicant is in the U.S. in status, or is outside of the U.S. <BR><BR> The R-1 visa applicant must be a member of a religious denomination that has a bona fide nonprofit, religious organization in the United States.<BR><BR> R-1 visa holders are any of the following: <ul> <li><b>Ministers of Religion -</b> Persons who enter the U.S. only to work as a minister of the religious denomination he/she has belonged to for the past two years. The minister must be authorized by a recognized religious denomination to conduct religious worship and to perform other duties usually performed by authorized members of the clergy of that religion.<BR> </li> <li><b>Religious Professionals</b> - Persons who enter the U.S. to work for a bona fide non-profit organization in a professional religious vocation or professional occupation at the request of the organization. A professional religious vocation or occupation requires a U.S. baccalaureate degree or foreign equivalent.<BR> </li> <li><b>Other Religious Workers</b> - Persons who enter the U.S. to work for a bona fide non-profit organization in a religious vocation or occupation at the request of the organization. This religious vocation or occupation does not require a baccalaureate degree or foreign equivalent. These workers can be individuals who do not qualify as ministers of religion or religious professionals</li> </ul> The U.S. non-profit, religious organization must meet two requirements:<BR><BR> <blockquote> <ol> <li>Have a religious community with a form of worship, a code of doctrine and discipline, religious ceremonies, established places of worship, and religious congregations, or other evidence of a religious denomination.. </li> <li>Be exempt from U.S. taxation as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or satisfy USCIS that it would be eligible for the tax-exempt status.</li> </ol> </blockquote> <br><br></span> <a name="valid" id="valid"></a> <span class="subhead">How Long Is The R-1 Visa Valid?<br></span> <span class="text">An R-1 visa is valid for an initial period of up to three years, and can be extended for two years, for a total of five consecutive years. The R-1 visa cannot be extended past the five-year period. An R-1 visa applicant who has spent five consecutive years in the U.S. as an R-1 visa may not reenter as an R-1 visa holder until the R-1 visa holder has been physically present outside the U.S. for at least one year. <br><br></span> <a href="javascript: launchVisa('R-1')"><img src="/images/b-start-your-app-or.gif" width="163" height="19" vspace="10" border=0></a></span></td> <td rowspan="29"><img src="/images/spacer.gif" width="25" height="1"></td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="100%"><br><br> <a href="" onClick="self.scrollTo(0,0); return false;" id="anchors">TOP</a><img src="/images/g-divider.gif" width="15" height="10"> <a href="javascript:history.back(1)" id="anchors" target="_top">Back</a></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>
