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Bipartisan support for legislation to speed renewal of visas for priests, ministers
May 22, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Lawmakers from both major American political parties have joined in sponsoring new legislation that would help foreign-born clerics renew their visas.
The Religious Workforce Protection Act is designed to relieve an enormous backlog of visa applications, which has forced many foreign-born priests and ministers to leave the US while waiting for the renewal of their visas.
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