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To qualify as an EB-4 special immigrant religious worker, you
must be a member of a religious denomination that has a non-
profit religious organization in the United States.
You must have been a member of this religious denomination for
at least two years before applying for admission to the United
States.
You must be entering the United States to work:
Application Procedures:
A letter from an official of the religious organization in the United
States: The letter should establish that you have been a member
of the denomination for two years, and that you have at least two
years of experience in your religious vocation or occupation.
If you are a minister, the letter should establish that you have
been authorized to perform religious duties in general and should
specify which duties you are authorized to perform.
If you are a religious professional, the letter should establish that
you have a United States baccalaureate degree or the foreign
equivalent that is required for your religious profession. You must
also submit an official academic record.
If you are applying to work in the United States in another
religious vocation or occupation, the letter should establish that
you are qualified to work in that religious vocation or occupation.
For instance, if you are applying to work as a nun or a monk, you
would need to provide evidence that you are a nun or a monk.
If you are applying to work in the United States in a non-ministerial
or non-professional capacity for a religious organization affiliated
with a religious denomination, the letter should establish how the
religious organization is affiliated with the denomination.
The letter should also detail how you will be carrying on the work
of a minister, or how you will be paid if you are working in a
professional or other religious capacity.
The letter should indicate that you will not be dependent upon
supplementary income (from a second job) or charity (funds
solicited for your support).
must be a member of a religious denomination that has a non-
profit religious organization in the United States.
You must have been a member of this religious denomination for
at least two years before applying for admission to the United
States.
You must be entering the United States to work:
- As a minister or priest of the religious denomination;
- In a professional capacity in a religious vocation or
occupation for the religious organization (a professional
capacity means that a U.S. baccalaureate degree or
foreign equivalent is required to do this job); or
- In a religious vocation or occupation for the religious
organization or its nonprofit affiliate. (A religious vocation
means a calling or devotion to religious life. Taking vows
can prove that you have a calling to religious life. A
religious occupation is an activity devoted to traditional
religious functions. Examples of religious occupations
include (but are not limited to) cantors, missionaries, and
religious instructors.)
- You must have been performing this religious work for the
past two years.
Application Procedures:
- You or your employer must submit USCIS Form I-360
(Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special immigrant).
The application must be filed at the USCIS Regional
Service Center that serves the area where you will work.
You must also submit:
- Proof that the religious organization qualifies as a non-
profit organization;
A letter from an official of the religious organization in the United
States: The letter should establish that you have been a member
of the denomination for two years, and that you have at least two
years of experience in your religious vocation or occupation.
If you are a minister, the letter should establish that you have
been authorized to perform religious duties in general and should
specify which duties you are authorized to perform.
If you are a religious professional, the letter should establish that
you have a United States baccalaureate degree or the foreign
equivalent that is required for your religious profession. You must
also submit an official academic record.
If you are applying to work in the United States in another
religious vocation or occupation, the letter should establish that
you are qualified to work in that religious vocation or occupation.
For instance, if you are applying to work as a nun or a monk, you
would need to provide evidence that you are a nun or a monk.
If you are applying to work in the United States in a non-ministerial
or non-professional capacity for a religious organization affiliated
with a religious denomination, the letter should establish how the
religious organization is affiliated with the denomination.
The letter should also detail how you will be carrying on the work
of a minister, or how you will be paid if you are working in a
professional or other religious capacity.
The letter should indicate that you will not be dependent upon
supplementary income (from a second job) or charity (funds
solicited for your support).
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