Guidelines for Receiving Pastoral Ministers in the USA

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Religious Terms ACCA

African Catholic Clergy Association ACCCRUS African Conference of Catholic Clergy and Religious in the United States ANSH Asociación Nacional de Sacerdotes Hispanos ARHEU Asociación de Religiosas Hispanas en los Estados Unidos AWRC African Women Religious Conference CIC Code of Canon Law ( Codex Iuris Canonici ) CCEO Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches ( Corpus Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium ) KAPA Korean American Priests Association

US Legal and Governmental Terms BSA Bank Secrecy Act CB Cumulative Bulletin CIS Citizenship and Immigration Services CBP Customs and Border Protection CFR Code of Federal Regulations DHS Department of Homeland Security DSO Designated School Official DOS Department of State FBAR

Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Federal Insurance Contributions Act Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration and Nationality Act Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”)

FICA

FinCEN

ICE INA IRC

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

ITIN OCD

Individual Tax Identification Number

Official Catholic Directory

Rev. Proc. Rev. Rul.

Revenue Procedure

Revenue Ruling

RFE

Request For Evidence

RWVP

Religious Workers Visa Program Social Security Administration

SSA SSN

Social Security Number

SECA SEVIS

Self-Employment Contributions Act

Student Exchange Visitor Information System

Treas. Reg. Treasury Regulation

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