USCIS Clarifies Employment-Related Notification Requirements for Religious Workers
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the way in which petitioners for religious workers must notify USCIS about their employment of nonimmigrant religious workers who hold R-1 visas.
The petitioner for an R-1 visa holder must notify USCIS within 14 days when an R-1 alien is working less than the required number of hours or has been released from, or has terminated, employment before the expiration of a period of authorized stay.
The petitioning employer must include the following information in the notification:
• Reason for the notification or a reason for late notification (if applicable);
• USCIS receipt number of the approved R-1 petition;
• Petitioning employer’s information (name, address, telephone number and employer identification number (EIN) (if EIN is available).
• R-1 beneficiary information (full name, date of birth, country of birth, last known physical address and phone number).
In order to comply with these USCIS regulations, petitioners should provide the aforementioned information to USCIS by email at:
CSCR-1EarlyTerminationNotif@dhs.gov
USCIS strongly encourages email notification; however, paper notification can also be made by mail before the end of the 14 calendar day reporting window to:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
California Service Center
Attn: Div X/BCU ACD
P.O. Box 30050
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-3004
If you are a petitioning employer of an R-1 visa worker or if you are an R-1 visa holder with questions regarding R-1 visa regulations, the experienced attorneys at Harrison Alo, Attorneys at Law are available to answer your questions and address your concerns.
