Supporting Documents Required for the Religious Organization
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Proof of tax-exempt status
- If the religious organization has its own individual IRS 501(c)(3) letter, provide a currently valid determination letter from the IRS establishing that the organization is a tax-exempt organization
- If the organization is recognized as tax-exempt under a group tax-exemption, provide a group ruling
- If the organization is affiliated with the religious denomination, provide:
- A currently valid determination letter from the IRS;
- Documentation that establishes the religious nature and purpose of the organization;
- Organizational literature; and
- A religious denomination certification, which is part of the R-1
Proof of salaried or non-salaried compensation
- Verifiable evidence of how the organization intends to compensate the religious worker, including specific monetary or in-kind compensation. Evidence of compensation may include:
- Past evidence of compensation for similar positions
- Budgets showing monies set aside for salaries, leases, etc.
- Evidence that room and board will be provided to the religious worker
- If IRS documentation, such as IRS Form W-2 or certified tax returns, is available, it must be provided
- If IRS documentation is not available, an explanation for its absence must be provided, along with comparable, verifiable documentation
If the religious worker will be self-supporting
- Documents that establish the religious worker will hold a position that is part of an established program for temporary, uncompensated missionary work, which is part of a broader international program of missionary work sponsored by the denomination
- Evidence that establishes that the organization has an established program for temporary, uncompensated missionary work in which:
- Foreign workers, whether compensated or uncompensated, have previously participated in R-1 status;
- Missionary workers are traditionally uncompensated;
- The organization provides formal training for missionaries; and
- Participation in such missionary work is an established element of religious development in that denomination.
- Evidence that establishes that the organization’s religious denomination maintains missionary programs both in the United States and abroad
- Evidence of the religious worker’s acceptance into the missionary program
- Evidence of the duties and responsibilities associated with this traditionally uncompensated missionary work
- Copies of the religious worker’s bank records, budgets documenting the sources of self-support (including personal or family savings, room and board with host families in the United States, donations from the denomination’s churches), or other verifiable evidence acceptable to USCIS
