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o-1 approval secured for alejandro robledo mejia, graphic designer and animator

Managing Partner Michael Wildes is pleased to announce that Wildes & Weinberg has secured O-1 visa classification on behalf of talented graphic designer and animator Alejandro Robledo Mejia.  

Originally from Colombia, Alejandro has led a distinguished career in the arts. He has worked with numerous prestigious agencies internationally including Imaginary Forces and Prologue on major advertising campaigns. Furthermore, he has designed graphics and animations that have been used in hit films and TV shows including Transformers: The Last Knight, American Gods, No Man Left Behind, Zero Days, and the MTV Movie Awards. He has won a number of prominent industry awards, and he has been profiled and featured in widely read publications. We look forward to watching Alejandro’s robust career continue in the U.S. and internationally.

In order to qualify for an O-1 visa which allows individuals of extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, athletics, education or business to live and work in the United States, a foreign national must provide adequate documentation to demonstrate that he/she has sustained national or international acclaim in their field.

In addition, the individual must provide substantial evidence to prove that he/she meets 3 of the 6 evidence categories defined by statute, as well as a written advisory opinion from a labor union or relevant peer group. The O-1 visa applicant must also show that he/she has an offer of employment in the United States to work in his/her field of expertise (or several offers of employment from multiple sources, along with a third-party Agent to petition on the individual’s behalf and connect him/her to the multiple employers).

For more than fifty six years, the firm of Wildes & Weinberg has concentrated its practice in all aspects of U.S. immigration and nationality law, servicing the immigration requirements of prominent American and International individuals and corporations, banks, industrial, financial and manufacturing concerns, and law firms in connection with the personnel needs of their foreign national employees.  In addition, the firm has a distinguished clientele and has done substantial immigration work for investors, scientists, physicians, bankers, performing artists, directors, writers, models, actors, athletes, fine artists, art dealers, curators, musicians, and literary agents.

For more information on the O-1 visa category, which allows individuals of extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, athletics, education and business to live and work in the United States, please visit our Immigration 101 page or contact Michael Wildes at michael@wildeslaw.com.

 

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