Azhar & Azhar Law Firm secured the approval of an I-140 petition in the EB-1A category (alien of extraordinary ability) for a cricket player from Nepal who competes professionally in the U.S. The applicant captained the Nepal Under-19 national cricket team, had several match winning performances, including centuries, in many national level tournaments, competed internationally on behalf of Nepal, and has already been regarded as one of the best players on the U.S. national cricket circuit. After two rounds of RFE’s, including merit based and procedural issues regarding how professional cricket is viewed in the U.S., attorney Noaman was ultimately able to overcome USCIS’s concerns and earn the I-140 petition approval for our client. Our client could now apply for U.S. permanent residency and train and compete with the hope of being selected to play on the U.S. national cricket team.
