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SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS ATHLETE RECEIVED P-1 VISA APPROVAL 

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Blog No. 7 

December 2, 2023

Former NCAA Division 1 track and field athlete Amya Clarke received her P-1 visa and is now able to train, travel and compete as she continues to pursue her dreams while residing in the United States.  Amya is a talented athlete who attended and competed for the University of Akron.  She also represented Saint Kitts and Nevis at the Olympic Games in Tokyo and the World Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.  Amya's petition has been approved for the full five-year duration.

JAMAICAN ATHLETE RECEIVED P-1 VISA APPROVAL

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Blog No. 6

December 2, 2023

Former NCAA Division 1 track and field athlete Verone Chambers received her P-1 visa and is now able to train, travel and compete as she continues to pursue her dreams while residing in the United States.  Verone is a talented athlete who attended and competed for Oklahoma Baptist University.  She also represented Jamaica both at the junior and at the senior levels.  Verone's petition has been approved for the full five-year duration.      

THE BENEFITS OF BEING A FORMER ATHLETE

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Blog No. 5

December 2, 2023

Former athletes still has values long after their active competition years are over.  But many former athletes do not take advantage or capitalize on their past fame or the fan-base they left behind.  At WCAMG Sports Agency, we recognize that the representation of these athletes stops after they retire, but it doesn't have to be this way since these athletes still have excellent earnings potential. 

 

Companies likes to hire former athletes.  They say former athletes have strong work-ethic and discipline, they are team-players and collaborators, they typically have strong leadership and their decision-making are usually well-thought-through, they always seem to have that competitive edge, and they are resilient and understand what it means to persevere. 

 

While the aforementioned attributes are true in many instances, it also comes down to the inner motivation, organizational and communication skills of the individual.  What is also true is that former athletes have the option to tell their stories, and they can do this via speaking engagements, having a strong social media presence or writing a book.  They can earn a good living through endorsement deals and brand ambassador opportunities among many others. 

 

Former athletes can use their fame or tap into their fan-base to generate revenues, and this is the primary reason we at WCAMG Sports Agency has decided to expand our services to represent former athletes, especially those who had built a strong fan-base during their active years of competing, but it gets tricky from here because it's not that simple.  Just because a former athlete has a strong fan-base doesn't mean they're all the athlete's audience and will buy or support whatever the athlete endorse.  Call us to learn more! 

     

IF YOU TRAVEL WHILE AWAITING AN ADJUSTMENT INTERVIEW 

Blog No. 4 

November 18, 2022

While waiting for your adjustment of status interview, you might want or need to visit your home country or somewhere else, perhaps to visit family or continue arranging your final move to the U.S., for example.  You can travel, but must use great care. If you simply get up and go without getting official permission (called "advanced parole," described below), the law says you will have given up (or abandoned, in USCIS terminology) your adjustment of status application.  You will need to start all over, including payment of another fee.

 

Worse yet, depending upon the nonimmigrant status you previously had, you might not be able to return to the U.S. for many months or much longer until you get an immigrant visa from the U.S. embassy or consulate in your home country... Don't make this mistake!     

IF YOU'RE NOT A HOUSEHOLD NAME, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT ON THE TOP OF THE ENDORSEMENT FOOD CHAIN 

Blog No. 3 

August 7, 2022

US athletes striving toward the Olympics are generally left to their own devices in terms of funding training and travel for most of their careers, and even once they reach the top tier, they might receive a stipend that, while helpful, is not enough for most to live on. Lucrative sponsorship deals are not abundant. Big brands aren’t falling over themselves to make giant deals in sports such as judo or archery in the same way they might be for swimming or gymnastics, or take a risk on an athlete that might not make the Olympic cut.

 

“If you’re not a household name, you’re probably not on the top of the endorsement food chain,” said John Grady, a sports law professor at the University of South Carolina.

USING ATTORNEYS TO FILE PETITIONS

Blog No. 2

August 6, 2022

Stakeholders and petition beneficiaries asked the question all the time if one has to use an attorney to file a petition?  The answer to this question is no.  However, while using attorney's to file petitions has it's benefits, no where does it say in the USCIS regulations that one has to use an attorney to file a petition.  Attorneys are certainly important if the case is complex and may need legal maneuvering, and I personally have attorneys on stand-by in the event I need them, but I've never had to call on them, because we do a very good job of filing petitions on behalf of beneficiaries.  We had one very complicated case not too long ago that went on for several months beyond what we had anticipated, but in the end we got a four year approval from USCIS after much back and forth.  I think the fact that I personally worked for two law firms throughout my career may have prepared me to handle the case and all the additional paperwork request that was made by USCIS.  Bottom-line is that attorneys are not required to file a petition, but one must know what they're doing for sure.    

ONE REASON IT TAKES USCIS SO LONG TO DECIDE ON A PETITION

Blog No. 1

August 5, 2022

One of the reasons it can take longer than usual to get a decision from USCIS on your petition is not getting a consultation from a union or peer organization, which is one of the requirements when filing a petition.  If a petition is submitted without the advisory consultation, USCIS can deny the petition.  However, in most instances they will not deny the entire petition because of this single omission.  If a petition is filed with a written opinion from a peer organization only, the USCIS will forward a copy of the petition to the labor organization for consultation prior to adjudicating the case.  This back and forth consultation between parties can sometimes result in major delays in the petition process, and while the regulations state that the consultations are advisory in nature and not binding on the USCIS, unless strongly refuted, a negative consultation will most likely result in a denial of the petition application.      

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