Lets religious workers stay in the U.S. longer while waiting for green card decisions.
Religious workers on special visas currently have a 5-year limit on their stay in the U.S. This bill would let certain religious workers extend their stay past 5 years if they are waiting for a decision on their green card application. It would also give them more job flexibility and remove a rule that makes some wait a year outside the U.S. before returning.
Today, religious workers on R-1 visas are limited to a 5-year stay in the U.S. If their green card application is delayed, they must leave the country after 5 years and may face a 1-year waiting period abroad before returning. This bill would allow certain religious workers to extend their stay past 5 years until their green card application is decided, and would also give them more job flexibility and remove the 1-year foreign residence requirement for some.
S 1298 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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