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3/4/2026EN

R-1 Visa 5-Year Cap — The One-Year Abroad Rule Was Just Eliminated

If you are a religious worker on an R-1 visa approaching the 5-year maximum, you have likely been dreading what comes next: leaving the United States and

3/4/2026EN

The EB-4 Backlog and the R-1 Trap

Thousands of religious workers across the United States are caught in what immigration attorneys call the "R-1 trap": their R-1 visa is expiring, their

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