H.R. 899
Referred to CommitteeReligious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2015
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
3/16/2015 • House
Summary
Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2015
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from approving a petition for classification of an alien as a special immigrant religious worker/minister if the Secretary has determined that the alien's country of nationality:
- is identified as a Country of Particular Concern or a country where religious freedom is of significant interest in the 2013 International Religious Freedom Report, or
- does not extend reciprocal immigration treatment to U.S. nationals who are seeking resident status in order to work in a religious vocation or occupation.
Introduced in House • 2/11/2015
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February 11, 2015
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