Religious Workers: Issues and Strategies for R-1 and EB-4 RFEs

Topics:
  • Religious Immigration

What type of USCIS response should you expect when filing a Petition for Nonimmigrant Religious Worker (R-1/I-129) or Immigrant Religious Worker Petition (EB-4/I-1360)? This seminar discusses common Requests for Evidence (RFEs), secondary documentation, and timing consequences of RFEs on R-1 extensions and EB-4 filings.

  • Proof of Tax-Exempt Status --The IRS Determination Letter and Group Ruling
  • Salaried and Non-salaried Compensation --Proof of Payment or Financial Support
  • Site Visits: Actual vs. Virtual
  • Filing the I-129 and I-360 Simultaneously --Timing Considerations on Extensions and Delayed or Pending I-360
  • Updates and Life Expectancy of the R-1 and EB-4 Programs (Public Law 112-176, September 28, 2012, and Comprehensive Immigration Reform)

Faculty:

  • Michael C. Runde (dl), Milwaukee, WI
  • Annigje J. Buwalda, Fairfax, VA
  • Sandra M. Wagner, San Diego, CA

Registration:
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Tuition Assistance:
Full and partial tuition assistance will be offered to participants based on need and availability for all audio and web seminars. Please complete the tuition assistance application for consideration.

  • CLE Credit Comments: AILA will file for CLE and specialized credit in all jurisdictions with mandatory CLE and specialized requirements. More details about specific approvals will be available here closer to the seminar date.

IAN Partners

  • pro bono net
  • american immigration lawyers association
  • national immigration law center
  • unidos us
  • immigration legal resource center
  • immigration legal resource center
  • american immigration council
  • american civil liberties union
  • american immigration council
  • national immigration project
  • the advocates for human rights
  • lutheran immigration and refugee service

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