Immigrant priests

Archbishop Listecki says visas of 24 immigrant priests are in jeopardy

The Milwaukee archbishop is among several faith leaders lobbying the federal government to change a policy that could remove clergy from ...

Special Immigrant Religious Workers - USCIS

On Sept. 26, 2024, the president signed into Public Law 118-83, extending the EB-4 non-minister special immigrant religious worker program ...

More than 15 foreign priests could be forced to leave archdiocese ...

Under U.S. immigration law, two types of visas are available for religious workers. The employment-based EB-4, or special immigrant religious ...

Foreign-born religious workers could be forced to ... - Baltimore Sun

Kenneth Lukong moved from his native Cameroon to the United States in 2016 to become a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, ...

Immigration to the United States for a Priest or Religious Professional

While one doesn't need INS approval before filing for non-immigrant status, for immigrant status, however, one needs INS approval first. ... This means that a ...

Visas for Immigrant Religious Workers - Travel.gov

Qualifying as an Immigrant Religious Worker ... To qualify as an immigrant religious worker, for at least two years before a petition may be filed on your behalf, ...

Catholic diocese sues federal agencies over green card backlog for ...

The Catholic Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, and five of its priests ... Religious Immigration Services for Catholic Legal Immigration Network.

Wisconsin archbishop urges change to visa rule that could force ...

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee alone hosts two dozen immigrant priests, and Catholics in Wisconsin are at risk of losing their services if the ...

Immigrant priests, New Jersey diocese sue U.S. State Department

Immigrant priests, New Jersey diocese sue U.S. State Department over visa delays ... A New Jersey diocese and five immigrant priests are suing the ...

US Catholics' priest shortage faces new 'serious crisis' due to ...

The National Study of Catholic Priests – released in 2022 by Catholic University of America's Catholic Project – indicated 24% of priests ...

The Catholic Church and Immigrant Religious Workers | USCCB

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops urges the 112th Congress to make this possible by permanently extending the Non‐Minister Religious Worker Visa Program.

The Church's 'other' immigration problem - The Pillar

Immigration attorneys, diocesan officials, and other Church leaders told The Pillar they're worried about the big problem facing immigrant priests and ...

Bishops hopeful priests won't face possible deportation - Aleteia

An estimated 50% of foreign-born Catholic priests and other “religious ... immigrant juvenile visas, religious worker visas, and some other ...

Catholic diocese sues US over foreign-born priests' expiring visas

... priests' expiring ... religious workers group of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and often represents evangelical pastors.

Visa Rule Change Upends Placements for Foreign-Born Priests

The unprecedented flood of undocumented immigrants has resulted in unanticipated restrictions on the availability of visas for religious ...

Illegal immigrants flood the border while these legal foreigner priests ...

While millions of illegal immigrants flood the country, law-abiding Catholic priests could be getting the boot thanks to a Biden regulation ...

US changes to religious worker visas could affect ministering priests

Two types of visas are available to religious workers from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. -- The EB-4 (employment-based ...

Norris McLaughlin Backs Paterson Diocese in Fight Over Immigrant ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, along with five priests, filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in The Roman ...

KEEP OUR CATHOLIC PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS IN THE UNITED ...

After they served for two years, the Diocese would sponsor their petitions as special immigrants (Form I-360), they would receive special immigrant employment- ...

NJ diocese and priests sue State Department over visa policy change

The Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, has filed suit against the federal government over changes to immigration regulations for religious workers.