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Foreign-born nuns face problems as US visa program expires

March 06, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: Thousands of women religious from other countries who are currently working in the United States could see their legal status endangered by the expiration of a visa program for religious workers.

The potential crisis for foreign-born women religious is distinct from, but similar to, the problems already faced by foreign-born priests, who have been contending with severe delays in processing applications under a separate visa program.

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