S.1298

Religious Workforce Protection Act extends nonimmigrant status for religious workers facing long delays in lawful permanent residence applications.

The Religious Workforce Protection Act allows certain religious workers to extend their nonimmigrant status if their applications for lawful permanent residence are delayed. This applies to those who are principal or derivative beneficiaries of an immigrant petition for preference status and are eligible for such status without numerical limitations. The bill also exempts these workers from a 1-year foreign residence requirement.