A bill to streamline the R-1 religious worker visa petition process.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 21, 2016)
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.
What just happenedSep 21, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateSep 21, 2016
- Sep 21, 2016IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 21, 2016IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate