Guidelines for Receiving Pastoral Ministers in the USA

Further Resources

Civil Law Considerations—Immigration Law Section

Useful Publications and USCIS Forms Religious Workers: A New Regulatory Regime , Carlos Ortiz Miranda (2009) (copies available upon request and reprinted in the Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook 2009-2010, American Immigration Lawyers Association).

Form AR-11, Change of Address

Form DS-156, Nonimmigrant Visa Application

Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record

Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker

Form I-131, Application for Travel Document

Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant

Form N-470, Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization Purposes

Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status

Form I-765 , Application for Employment Authorization

Form I-797A, Notice of Action

Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service

Source: www.uscis.gov (link to Immigration Forms)

Immigration Options for Religious Workers , An AILA Occupational Guidebook, American Immigration Lawyers Association (2010), available at books@aila.org. Resource: Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Center for Religious Immigration and Protection, 8757 Georgia Avenue, Suite 850, Silver Spring, MD 20910, www.cliniclegal.org

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