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This interim final rule amends DHS regulations to remove the requirement that a nonimmigrant religious worker (R-1) who has exhausted the maximum period of admission as an R-1 must reside abroad and be physically present outside the United States for one year before being eligible for readmission as an R-1 nonimmigrant. The purpose of this change is to promote stability and minimize disruptions to the vital religious services that nonimmigrant religious workers provide to U.S. churches, mosques, synagogues, and other religious organizations.