Client: A Sizable Orthodox Church in Cleveland, Ohio
Client’s Country of Origin: Belarus
Case Type: I-360 Petition for Alien to be Classified as a Special Immigrant (EB-4)
Date of Application: January 14, 1998
Date of Approval: February 5, 1998
Background:
Our client, an Orthodox church in Cleveland, Ohio, retained Herman Legal Group after it decided to hire an outstanding Father on a permanent basis.
Challenge:
Should anyone wish to legally immigrate to the United States, he or she must first apply to be classified as an immigrant. For employment-based immigration, continual employment is the crux. Therefore, the employer must be legal and what it claims to be; and the prospective employee, the immigrant, must do what is claimed ahead for long run in the future.
Action:
Herman Legal Group’s experienced immigration lawyers in Cleveland, Ohio helped our client prove that:
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- The minister had been a member of the denomination, a bona fide religious organization.
- The minister had been carrying out religious work continuously for at least two years before the application.
- The religious worker was in the U.S. solely for the purpose of acting as a minister in a professional capacity at the organization’s request.
Result:
Within a month, our client’s choice Father received an immigration status under the category of religious worker. This approval later served as a strong basis for the church’s I-485 (green card) application for the Father.
