Curriculum For "Immigration For The Spirit, Body, And Soul: Entertainers/Artists/Athletes, Chefs/Cooks, Religious Workers"
The curriculum for "Immigration For The Spirit, Body, And Soul:
Entertainers/Artists/ Athletes, Chefs/Cooks, Religious Workers" is as
follows:
FIRST Phone Session on August 27:
Entertainers, Artists and Athletes
1. The Non-Immigrant Categories
- O-1 Individuals of Extraordinary Ability
- Meeting the evidence tests to show one is "extraordinary"
- Dealing with peer group consultations
- Special standards for motion picture and television productions
- Dual intent issues
- P Visas for Performing Athletes and Entertainers
- When to file a P-1 case instead of an O-1
- Special rules for circus performers
- Dual intent and consultation issues
- P-2 visas for performers using exchange programs
- P-3 visas for culturally unique performer
- Q-1 visas for Cultural Exchange Visitors
- Other potential NIV categories for artists and entertainers
2. Immigrant Visas
- EB-1 Extraordinary Ability in the Arts and Athletics
- EB-2 National Interest Cases
- EB-2 Schedule A, Group II Cases for Exceptional Ability Applicants
- Other potential IV categories for artists and entertainers
SECOND Phone Session on September 15:
Hospitality Workers
1. Non-Immigrant Options for Chefs, Cooks and other hospitality workers
- B-1 visas for domestic employees
- E-2 visas for owners, executives, managers and specialized employees of
foreign-owned hotels and restaurants
- H-1B visas for management level chefs and hospitality management
employees
- H-2B visas for temporary and seasonal employees
- J-1 trainees
- L-1 intracompany transfers
- O-1s for outstanding chefs and distinguished managers
- TN visas for hotel managers
- H-3 trainees
2. Green Card Options for Chefs, Cooks and other hospitality workers
- EB-1 Multinational Managers
- EB-1 Extraordinary Ability chefs and manager
- Labor Certifications for "foreign specialty" cooks and chef and
hospitality management employees
THIRD Phone Session on October 9:
Religious Workers
1. R-1 Nonimmigrant Religious Workers
- Key requirements
- What is a religious denomination?
- What types of religious workers qualify?
- The 501(c)(3) requirement
- Experience requirements
- The application process
- Dual intent issues
- Pay requirements
2. EB-4 Immigrant Visas for Religious Workers
- Key requirements
- How does the EB-4 category differ from the R-1 visa?
- Can volunteers qualify?
- What types of religious workers qualify?
- How can a church show it has the ability to pay?
- The application process
- Sunset provisions
3. Other possible strategies
The deadline to register is Thursday, September 11th. For more info,
including
detailed
curriculum, speaker bios, and registration information, please see: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/august2003.shtm. For the fax version, please see: http://www.ilw.com/seminars/august2003.pdf
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