EB-4 Special Immigrants
The EB-4 category is for special immigrant religious workers.
To qualify under this category:
- You must be a member of a religious organization that has a non-profit religious unit in the U.S.
- You must have been working in the religious organization for at least two years before applying to the U.S. for immigration.
- You must be entering the U.S. to work in one of the following capacities:
- As a minister or priest of a religious organization.
- In a religious vocation or occupation for a religious organization that requires you to have a bachelor’s degree or its foreign equivalent.
- In a religious vocation or occupation for a religious organization or its non-profit affiliate. The term religious vocation refers to cantors, missionaries, religious instructors, etc.
Documents required for an EB-4 visa
If you are applying as a religious worker in the E-4 category, along with submitting Form I-360, you are required to provide the following documents:
- Proof that your religious organization is a non-profit organization.
- An official letter from your religious organization in the U.S. stating:
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Type of Job
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The letter should state
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If you are a Minister:
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That you have been authorized to perform religious duties in general and should specify which duties you are authorized to perform.
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If you are a Religious Professional:
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That you have a U.S. bachelor’s degree or the foreign equivalent that is required for your religious profession. You must also submit an official academic record.
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If you are applying to work in the U.S. in another religious vocation or occupation:
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That you are qualified to work in that religious vocation or occupation. For example, if you are applying to work as a nun or a monk, you will need to provide evidence that you are a nun or a monk.
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If you are applying to work in the U.S. in a non-ministerial or non-professional capacity for a religious organization affiliated with a religious denomination:
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How the religious organization is affiliated with the denomination.
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