Religious Visa

This type of visa will allow you to obtain the Green Card for you, your spouse and your unmarried children under 21 years old. 

This visa for the Green Card is similar to the R-1 temporary religious visa, but is more difficult to obtain. Therefore, if you want to come to the United States to perform duties in a religious organization, you might consider first coming on the R-1 temporary visa, and then if appropriate, later applying for the Religious Visa for the Green Card.

This visa does not require the lengthy Labor Certification process (which could take several years), and therefore, is considerably quicker to obtain than many other types of Green Cards.  This way of getting the Green Card may not be available in the very near future. It is expected to ’sunset’ or expire. Unless Congress extends the provisions of law allowing this visa, it will no longer be available