1615-AD02 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Updating Regulations for Nonimmigrant Religious Workers and Adjustment of Status

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations governing nonimmigrant religious workers as well as adjustment of status procedures for applicants in the 4th employment-based preference categories. The proposed changes include updating the time period that nonimmigrant religious workers are required to reside abroad and be physically present outside the United States between statutorily-limited periods of service to their communities in the United States.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Fully or Partially Exempt 8 CFR 204.5 8 CFR 214.2 8 CFR 245.2 8 U.S.C. 1101 8 U.S.C. 1154 8 U.S.C. 1184 8 U.S.C. 1255 No NPRM 05/00/2026 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No Mark Phillips Residence and Naturalization Division Chief 1615 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS 240 721-3000 Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190, Camp Springs MD 20588-0009