We recently received an approval for an O-1 visa for one of our ballroom dance instructors. He’s originally from Australia and has competed professionally for many years. He hired another immigration attorney to file his O-1. That attorney filed under the O-1B classification, but USCIS denied the case. USCIS issued a Request for Evidence (“RFE”) stating that it did not regard ballroom dance instructors as artists, but instead classified them as athletes.
We re-filed the case as an O-1A and it was approved within three weeks without an RFE being issued.
Our client, whose record includes multiple national and international titles and headline performances in well-known dance productions, was very pleased with the result. As I write this, he is attending his consular interview in Australia so he can obtain his visa to enter the United States.
We re-filed the case as an O-1A and it was approved within three weeks without an RFE being issued.
Our client, whose record includes multiple national and international titles and headline performances in well-known dance productions, was very pleased with the result. As I write this, he is attending his consular interview in Australia so he can obtain his visa to enter the United States.
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