Special Immigrants including Religious Workers (EB-4)
Under the employment-based fourth preference category, the intending immigrant's employer must file Form I-360, Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant.  In some limited circumstances, the employee may self-petition on his/her behalf. 

Family members, spouse and unmarried child(ren) under 21, may be admitted to the United States as family members of the EB-4 visa holders. 

The following special immigrants are eligible for the employment based fourth preference category.
  1. Religious Workers
  2. Broadcasters
  3. Iraqi/Afghan Translators
  4. Iraqis Who Have Assisted the United States
  5. International Organization Employees
  6. Physicians
  7. Armed Forces Members
  8. Panama Canal Zone Employees
  9. Retired NATO-6 employees
  10. Spouses and Children of Deceased NATO-6 employees


Broadcasters


Under section 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the International Broadcasting Bureau of the United States Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), or a grantee of the BBG, may petition for an alien (and the alien’s accompanying spouse and children) to work as a broadcaster for the BBG or a grantee of the BBG in the United States.  For the purposes of this section, the terms:
  1. BBG grantee means Radio Free Asia, Inc (RFA) or Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc. (RFE/RL)
  2. Broadcaster means a reporter, writer, translator, editor, producer or announcer for news broadcasts; hosts for news broadcasts, news analysis, editorial and other broadcast features; or a news analysis specialist. The term broadcaster does not include individuals performing purely technical or support services for the BBG or a BBG grantee.

All Form I-360 petitions submitted by the BBG or a BBG grantee on behalf of an alien for a broadcaster position with the BBG or BBG grantee must be accompanied by a signed and dated supplemental attestation that contains the following information about the prospective alien broadcaster:

  1. The job title and a full description of the job to be performed; and
  2. The broadcasting expertise held by the alien, including how long the alien has been performing duties that relate to the prospective position or a statement as to how the alien possesses the necessary skills that make him or her qualified for the broadcasting-related position within the BBG or BBG grantee.
 
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       Beneficiary is:
  1. A Minister / Priest of Religious Denomination;
  2. In a professional capacity in a religious vocation or occupation for the religious organization; or
  3. In a religious vocation or occupation for the religious organization or its nonprofit affiliate. 

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