Recently, the Columbus Dispatch ran a story about a former Soviet Gymnast who had won Olympic Gold in the 1980s, but was denied an EB 1-1 extraordinary abilities visa. The story is an all to common problem that many EB 1-1 visa applicants face. The EB 1-1 visa is available to applicants who are currently individuals who have extraordinary abilities in their given field of expertise. Unfortunately for the former gymnast, she has not completed since the early 1990s and therefore cannot be seen as a gymnast with extraordinary abilities. Now the former gymnast faces an uncertain future, even though, as she says, she and her family is American in all sense of the meaning – except legally.
If you have questions about whether you qualify for the EB1-1 visa, please contact Gafner Law Firm.