Memorandum: Extension of the Special Immigrant Religious Worker Program and Clarification of Tax Exempt Status Requirements for Religious Organizations   [open pdf - 80KB]

"To notify the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) staff that the Special Immigrant Religious Worker Visa Classification has been extended and to clarify the tax-exempt status requirements for employing religious organizations which should be considered during the adjudication of the Form I-360 Special Immigrant Religious Worker petition and the Form I-129 Non-Immigrant Religious Worker petition."