by Adrian Pelaez | Feb 10, 2012 | Artists Big News, New Regulations, The O1 Visa, Visas Q&A
So you have your O1 visa approved and stamped in your passport. You hit the ground running in La La Land and boom, a big Studio wants to hire you for an episode of one the most watched shows in the US. You consider this your first big US break and if it goes well,...
by Adrian Pelaez | Sep 14, 2011 | Artists Big News, The O1 Visa, Visas Q&A
An O-2 visa is available to those individuals who are essential to the O-1 visa artist or athlete’s performance. The case should include proof of the current essentiality, critical skills, and experience of the O-2 beneficiary with the O-1 principal. Additionally, the...
by Adrian Pelaez | Mar 30, 2011 | Artists Big News, Immigration News, New Regulations, The O1 Visa, Visas Q&A
We had the pleasure of participating in a teleconference held by USCIS on March 24, 2011, specifically on the issue of “Agents as Petitioners” for O1 visas, which in and of itself will be a topic for future discussion, as there was a tremendous amount of light shed on...
by Adrian Pelaez | Feb 3, 2011 | Artists Big News, Green Card, Visas Q&A
Continuing with our previous Green Card series: 4. Judge of the work of others One way to prove that you have risen to the top of your field is having been selected to serve as a judge (individually or as part of a panel) of the work of others in your field. For...
by Adrian Pelaez | Jan 3, 2011 | Artists Big News, Green Card, Visas Q&A
[Part 1 of 3] We wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year! We are starting 2011 by introducing a 3 part series which takes a detailed look at the Green Card qualifications forindividuals with Extraordinary Ability. The following may apply to all of those Actors,...
by Adrian Pelaez | Dec 10, 2010 | Artists Big News, Green Card, The O1 Visa, Visas Q&A
There is a substantial amount of confusion and opinions on this particular topic. Let’s clarify it. The Green Card process based on your Extraordinary Ability is a two step process. First, an individual must file an I-140 Petition and satisfy certain criteria...
