A bill to streamline the R-1 religious worker visa petition process.

Summary

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit a consular officer from issuing a nonimmigrant R-visa (for a religious worker and accompanying or joining spouse or child), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from granting such status, to an alien until DHS has approved a petition filed on the alien's behalf. An eligible petitioner may file a blanket petition, in lieu of individual petitions, on behalf of aliens meeting specified requirements for blanket petition inclusion. DHS may only include in approval of a blanket petition missionary service locations for which DHS has previously conducted a site inspection in connection with an individual petition for a religious worker. A petitioner may file a petition at any time to amend the list of previously authorized missionary service locations.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 September 2016

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 September 2016

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 21 September 2016

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