Our client, a citizen of India, had previously filed applications to qualify himself as an alien of extraordinary ability in the athletics through another law firm. Unfortunately, those applications were denied, resulting in our client having to leave the country. Upon returning to the United States he consulted with attorney Noaman who prepared his application for an O-1 visa. Attorney Noaman argued that our client had not only met the qualification requirements based on past success in India (winning almost every major karate competition in his home country and representing his country internationally at several global karate tournaments while winning multiple gold medals), but also satisfied the requirements having had immediate success in the United States. This included winning the USA National Karate Championships and the Pan American Games while earning a bid to compete in the upcoming World Championships. The O-1 visa was approved under premium processing within 4 days. Our client continues to train in Arlington, Texas while competing on the international karate circuit.
