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2007-06-23 01:23:54 UTC
Hinduism Today Submits Religious Worker Visa Change Evaluation to Government
www.regulations.gov
Kauai, Hawaii, June 12, 2007 - Hinduism Today, under its
parent organization, Saiva Siddhanta Church, has had its
comments on the proposed religious worker visa posted on
the government's web site at URL above. Click on the URL,
then toward the bottom of the form, optional step 4, select
"document title" from "category" and type "religious
worker" in the search field, then click "submit." In the
resulting window, click "USCIS-2005-0030" under "Docket
ID", which will take you to a list of the original
documents of the rule change issued by the government and a
list of all comments submitted to date. Click USCIS-1005-
0030-0021.1, "Comment Submitted by Arumugam Katir," for the
Church's document. Other comments are now posted from the
Hindu American Foundation, and a number of Christian groups
including the Bible Broadcasting Network.
Hindu temples are again urged to look into this very
substantial change to the R-1 visa upon which most of our
temple priests have come to America. See also our analysis
available at
http://hinduismtoday.com/resources/Visa_Rules_2007/R-1_Hindu_Analysis.pdf
Saiva Siddhanta Church was the first Hindu temple in
America to receive the "church" designation from the IRS.
This occured in 1962. It is in dealings with the
government, such as this visa issue, that the designation
becomes very useful, as the concerns of a "church," will
carry more weight than those of a "religious organization."
Click http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1828.pdf for the IRS
explanation of its "church" designation, which is available
to all religions.
More at:
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2007/6/12.shtml#1
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www.regulations.gov
Kauai, Hawaii, June 12, 2007 - Hinduism Today, under its
parent organization, Saiva Siddhanta Church, has had its
comments on the proposed religious worker visa posted on
the government's web site at URL above. Click on the URL,
then toward the bottom of the form, optional step 4, select
"document title" from "category" and type "religious
worker" in the search field, then click "submit." In the
resulting window, click "USCIS-2005-0030" under "Docket
ID", which will take you to a list of the original
documents of the rule change issued by the government and a
list of all comments submitted to date. Click USCIS-1005-
0030-0021.1, "Comment Submitted by Arumugam Katir," for the
Church's document. Other comments are now posted from the
Hindu American Foundation, and a number of Christian groups
including the Bible Broadcasting Network.
Hindu temples are again urged to look into this very
substantial change to the R-1 visa upon which most of our
temple priests have come to America. See also our analysis
available at
http://hinduismtoday.com/resources/Visa_Rules_2007/R-1_Hindu_Analysis.pdf
Saiva Siddhanta Church was the first Hindu temple in
America to receive the "church" designation from the IRS.
This occured in 1962. It is in dealings with the
government, such as this visa issue, that the designation
becomes very useful, as the concerns of a "church," will
carry more weight than those of a "religious organization."
Click http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1828.pdf for the IRS
explanation of its "church" designation, which is available
to all religions.
More at:
http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2007/6/12.shtml#1
Jai Maharaj
http://tinyurl.com/yhjyp5
http://www.mantra.com/jai
http://www.mantra.com/jyotish
Om Shanti
Hindu Holocaust Museum
http://www.mantra.com/holocaust
Hindu life, principles, spirituality and philosophy
http://www.hindu.org
http://www.hindunet.org
The truth about Islam and Muslims
http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate
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purposes of research and open discussion. The contents of this post may not
have been authored by, and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the
poster. The contents are protected by copyright law and the exemption for
fair use of copyrighted works.
o If you send private e-mail to me, it will likely not be read,
considered or answered if it does not contain your full legal name, current
e-mail and postal addresses, and live-voice telephone number.
o Posted for information and discussion. Views expressed by others are
not necessarily those of the poster who may or may not have read the article.
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which may or may not have been specifically authorized by the copyright
owner. This material is being made available in efforts to advance the
understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic,
democratic, scientific, social, and cultural, etc., issues. It is believed
that this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as
provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title
17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without
profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included
information for research, comment, discussion and educational purposes by
subscribing to USENET newsgroups or visiting web sites. For more information
go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml
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