I have been practicing immigration law and working with private
clients in the entertainment industry for a decade. I have
practiced law and resided in both Los Angeles and New York –
the two largest hubs in the United States for entertainment and
sports. As such, many of my clients are high-profile entertainers
and athletes, representing some of the world's most brilliant
individuals. I have been exposed to a vast amount of exceptionally
talented foreign-born directors, producers, actors, models,
scientists and athletes, all of whom are competing to demonstrate
to the United States government that their accomplishments and
achievements are worthy of a green card.
Foreign-born athletes prospectively immigrating to the United
States have typically relied on talent-based green card options to
persuade the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service
(USCIS) that they are regarded as "extraordinary." The
USCIS defines "extraordinary ability" in athletics as
