Religious Workforce Protection Act

This bill would let the Department of Homeland Security extend visa status for certain religious workers beyond the current five-year limit. Religious workers could stay in the U.S. while their applications for permanent residency are being processed. To qualify for the extension, they must have filed certain immigration paperwork and be eligible for permanent status except for numerical limits. The bill also allows these workers to change employers more easily and removes a requirement that those who previously left the U.S. due to expired visas must live abroad for one year before renewing.

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