Managing Partner Michael Wildes is pleased to announce that Wildes & Weinberg has secured approval of an O-2 visa petition for three professionals to work with Done + Dusted Productions in the United States on the upcoming Kids Choice Sports Awards.
The three individuals have extensive experience working in the U.S. and abroad with the O-1 principal from Done + Dusted on major events and television productions, including the BAFTA Britannia Awards, and the Kids Choice Sports Awards 2016. They will be working in the positions of Creative Director, Senior Designer, and Designer/Compositor, respectively. As O-2 visa holders, they will be providing critical support to the O-1 principal, who is an Executive Producer for Done + Dusted.
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.
