Managing Partner Michael Wildes is pleased to announce that the firm has successfully obtained an I-140 immigrant visa approval for the talented Canadian artist, Kristy Gordon, based on her extraordinary ability in the arts. This approval is the first step in obtaining a green card (lawful permanent residence) based on extraordinary ability.
Originally from Canada, Kristy has built a renowned reputation as a fine artist (painter) over the past decade, having exhibited her works at numerous prestigious galleries around the world, including in the United States, Canada, and Japan. She has received an astounding number of honors and awards internationally, including three grants from the esteemed Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and awards from selective competitions such as the International Portrait Competition at the Portrait Society of America, The Artist’s Magazine’s Annual Art Competition, and the Kingston Prize. Her work has been featured on the covers and in the pages of the most illustrious art magazines including International Artist Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, and Southwest Art.
We look forward to watching Kristy’s wonderful career continue in the United States!
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.
