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P Visa - Entertainers and Athletes
R1 Visa - Religious Workers

(Religious Workers)

The R visa is for foreign nationals entering the United States to work in a religious capacity.

Requirements for obtaining the R visa

1. The applicant must be a member of a religious denomination having a bona fide nonprofit religious organization in the U.S.;
2. The religious denomination and its affiliate, if applicable, are exempt from taxation, or the religious denomination qualifies for tax- exempt status;
3. The applicant has been a member of the denomination for two years immediately preceding admission;
4. The applicant is entering the United States solely to carry on the vocation of a minister of that denomination, or, at the request of the organization, the applicant is entering the United States to work in a religious vocation or occupation for the denomination or for an organization affiliated with the denomination, whether in a professional capacity or not; and
5. The applicant has resided and been physically present outside the United States for the immediate prior year if he or she has previously spent five years in this classification.

Duration of stay

Holders of R visas may remain in the U.S. for up to five years to pursue their calling.