Green card - religious
Green card through religious occupations
(EB-4)
One way is under the employment-based 4th
preference category, which is for religious workers. A petition under this
preference category may be filed by or for an alien, who (either abroad or in
the United States) for at least the two years preceding the filing of the
petition has been a member of a religious denomination that has a bona fide
nonprofit religious organization in the United States.
The alien must be coming to the United States solely for the purpose of
carrying on the vocation of a minister of that religious denomination, working
for the organization at the organization's request in a professional capacity
in a religious vocation or occupation, or working at a religious vocation or
occupation for the organization or a bona fide organization which is affiliated
with a religious denomination and is exempt from taxation as an organization
described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, at the request of
the organization. All three types of religious workers must have been
performing the vocation, professional work, or other work continuously (either
abroad or in the
United
States
A petition for a religious worker is filed on
US
immigration form I-360, and is filed with the US US consul if they are outside of the United States , or they can file for adjustment
of status with the US
service if they are in the
