Guidelines for Receiving Pastoral Ministers in the United States

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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:

(link to Immigration Forms)

Immigration Options for Religious Workers

, An AILA Occupational Guidebook, American Immigration

Lawyers Association (2010), available at

Resource: Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Center for Religious Immigration and Protection, 8757

Georgia Avenue, Suite 850, Silver Spring, MD 20910,