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DHS/USCIS RIN: 1615-AD02 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Updating Regulations for Nonimmigrant Religious Workers and Adjustment of Status 
Abstract:

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.

 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 204.5    8 CFR 214.2    8 CFR 245.2   
Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101    8 U.S.C. 1154    8 U.S.C. 1184    8 U.S.C. 1255   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Mark Phillips
Residence and Naturalization Division Chief
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of Policy and Strategy, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Suite 4S190,
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
Phone:240 721-3000