taekwondo champion and EB1

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tipitip

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Hi All,

I am posting this message for a very fine young man who has major athletic accomplihsments in his relatively short (4-5 years) athletic career. He has won two championship in two consecutive years in the International Taekwondo Championship in which more than 25 countries were represented; he was also ranked fifth in the World Championship; and he recently won the state championship in his state of residence in the US. From reading the requirements for EB1-EA, it seemed (to this untrained writer of this message) that this young gentleman might have a good chance of approval. My question are:

1- Do you agree that these championships and athletic skills would qualify him for an EB1-EA petition?

2- Which specific criteria among the 10 listed for EB1-EA eligibility do you think his credentials would meet?

3- I know that this young man would not be able to file the EB1-EA petition by himself; his case would be a lot stronger if the petition--with appropriate presentation of his awards, etc.--was prepared by an immigration attorney who has successful experience with petitions by athletes. Would you have any recommendation for him as to who he might work with?

4- On a side note, this gentleman came to the US on an F1 visa to attend college for a bachelor's degree; that is what he is doing currently. However, his current college does not have a taekwondo program, and thus, cannot offer him athletic scholarship. Do you by any chance know a college with a strong taekwondo program that would offer him an athletic scholarship?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Tipitip
 
I think he is qualified for EB1-EA.

Evidence of a one-time achievement (i.e., a major,
internationally recognized award);

He needs to collect phtos, media release, award, trophy, certificate,.... for those two major internationally recognized award.

In his case, he probably can do it by himself. If he has some money to spare, he can hire a laywer and prays that the laywer won't screw up his case.
 
I don't think its enough

Since its not a nobel prize, he needs to satisfy atleast 2 other points (i.e. High salary, work displayed in exhibitions etc).

logicators
 
Hi MAY qualify. I would look particularly at the following areas:

- receipt of lesser (less than a Nobel Prize - which alone proves
qualification for the EB-1EA) nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence in the field of endeavor.

- membership in associations in the field for which classification is sought, which require outstanding achievements of their members as judged by recognized national or international experts in their disciplines or fields.

-participation, either individually or on a panel, as a judge of the
work of others in the same or an allied field of specification for which classification is sought.

-published material about the alien in professional or major trade publications or other major media, relating to the alien's work in the field for which classification is sought.

- original scientific, scholarly, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of major significance in the field.

-performance in a leading or critical role for organizations or
establishments that have a distinguished reputation.

I'm currently working on a GC for an individual who hold ranking as a 5th degree blackbelt in three different Korean systems (all awarded in Korea). He's married to a USC though.
 
Originally posted by Jim Mills

I'm currently working on a GC for an individual who hold ranking as a 5th degree blackbelt in three different Korean systems (all awarded in Korea). He's married to a USC though.
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You'd better get him through, Jim. Or else wear a helmet to work :-).

Brian
 
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