A report by the Tampa Bay Times revealed that the R-1 visa, which is granted to foreign-born religious workers for up to five years, is facing a severe backlog. Experts said that as many as 33,000 religious workers are in the queue for permanent legal status, with around 25% of those from Latin America, according to estimates based on the State Department’s records.
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