Religious Workforce Protection Act

This bill lets the Department of Homeland Security extend the visas of certain religious workers who are in the process of applying to become permanent residents, so they can stay in the country until a decision is made on their application. Right now, these workers can only stay for up to five years on their visa. The bill also allows these workers to switch employers while their applications are being processed and removes a rule that required them to live outside the U.S. for a year before renewing their visa if it had expired and they had already left the country.

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