Each industry often has specific issues and questions that manifest when applying for an artist visa (O-1). If you’re a musician, we’ve identified the top three items you need to think about before beginning the application process. They are….drumroll please (sorry we couldn’t miss an opportunity at a bad pun).
What Do Immigration Lawyers Mean By “Letters of Recommendation”?
One of the most common questions we get during the artist visa application process has to do with letters of recommendation or as some people refer to them, referee letters. In order to provide the most compelling and helpful letters for your application, we’ve provided answers to the most commonly asked questions...
The Top 4 Ways to Perfect Your CV or Resume
For the immigration application process, it’s often not about a perfectly styled resume, it matters far more that no detail is left out! Here are the top four things you need to know...
The Difference Between the H-1B and the O-1 Visas
While most workers are set on obtaining their H1-B visas before numbers run out, the O-1 visa is often overlooked and misunderstood. O-1 visas are awarded to immigrants with extraordinary abilities in the arts, sciences, education, business or athletic fields. The program for what are officially called O-1 visas, began in 1990 as lawmakers sought to separate these applicants from the pool of those seeking H-1B visas, the visa program for skilled immigrants used by many technology companies. While H-1B applicants must hold at least a bachelor’s degree and possess some specialized skill, O-1 visas are allotted to a more elite crowd: those who can prove to U.S. immigration officials that they are the very top in their fields.