New York City Immigration Lawyer. NYC immigration lawyer assisting with K-1 fiancee visas, EB 1-A Extraordinary Abilities Visa, EB 1-2 Outstanding Researchers and Professors Visa, and all other visas, green cards, naturalization and citizenship. Gafner Law Firm is a full service NYC immigration law firm serving clients in Manhattan, Staten Island, Brookyln, the Bronx, Queens, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County, Yonkers, Astoria, Greenpoint, Murray Hill, Bushwick, Park Slope, Bay Ridge, Brighton Beach, Brownsville, Corona, Harlem, SoHo, Tribeca, Longwood, Hunts Point, Flatbush, Brooklyn Heights, Wall Street, Jersey City and from throughout the world. » P-1 visa http://www.gafnervisalaw.com A NYC Immigration Lawyer Providing Immigration and Naturalization Advice to Clients from throughout the World. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:27:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hollywood Seeks Consistency From USCIS on O Visas http://www.gafnervisalaw.com/2010/09/01/hollywood-seeks-consistency-from-uscis-on-o-visas/ http://www.gafnervisalaw.com/2010/09/01/hollywood-seeks-consistency-from-uscis-on-o-visas/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:44:51 +0000 Chris Gafner http://www.gafnervisalaw.com/?p=2302 Hollywood is getting annoyed with USCIS.  In the last few years, the entertainment industry has noticed increasingly harsh standards being applied to its employees who are seeking to obtain O-1 visas and P visas.  The annoyance has reached such a level that the Director of USCIS has agreed to look into the adjudication of these [...]]]> Hollywood is getting annoyed with USCIS.  In the last few years, the entertainment industry has noticed increasingly harsh standards being applied to its employees who are seeking to obtain O-1 visas and P visas.  The annoyance has reached such a level that the Director of USCIS has agreed to look into the adjudication of these two visas that are used by artists and researchers.

In a related story, one entertainment personality is reportedly having difficulty getting proper immigration status to take over for CNN’s Larry King.

]]> http://www.gafnervisalaw.com/2010/09/01/hollywood-seeks-consistency-from-uscis-on-o-visas/feed/ 0 Wall Street Journal Blog Highlights Entertainer Immigration Concerns http://www.gafnervisalaw.com/2009/12/15/wsj-entertainer-immigration/ http://www.gafnervisalaw.com/2009/12/15/wsj-entertainer-immigration/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:43:32 +0000 Chris Gafner http://www.gafnervisalaw.com/?p=1482 Last week the Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog focused on the nonsensical approach that the immigration agency takes towards entertainers (i.e. bands, actors, and musicians, among others).  The blog post emphasized the need to maintain open access into the United States for entertainers.

To demonstrate the government’s rigid thinking, the blog post focused on a [...]]]> Last week the Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog focused on the nonsensical approach that the immigration agency takes towards entertainers (i.e. bands, actors, and musicians, among others).  The blog post emphasized the need to maintain open access into the United States for entertainers.

To demonstrate the government’s rigid thinking, the blog post focused on a band that was applying for P-1 visas as culturally unique entertainers.  Unfortunately, the immigration agency didn’t think that the band could be “culturally unique” because they specialized in fusing Jewish Klezmer music with tango.

What is more unique than the tango mixed with Jewish Klemer music?

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