P-1 Performing Artists & Athletes Visa
Helping Clients with Their immigration Needs for 40+ Years
P-1 (athletes and entertainers), P-2 (reciprocal exchange performers),
and P-3 (culturally unique performers) visas are issued for the purpose
of allowing the performer to enter the United States to compete or perform
for a temporary time period.
Duration
The P-1 may be granted for up to five years with extensions not to exceed
a total stay of 10 years. The P-2 is admitted only for the time period
to complete the performance and is barred from reentering the United States
for 90 days after the most recent admission. The P-3 is admitted only
for the time period to complete the performance and is barred from reentering
the United States for 90 days after the most recent admission.
Advantages
P
visa holders are allowed to enter the United States and perform for payment
or prize money. The compensation for the performance may be U.S.-based
or foreign-based.
The P visa can be issued without seeking a labor attestation or labor certification,
as in the case of the H visas. Certain P visa classifications do require
an advisory opinion from the appropriate labor organization, however.
Requirements
P-1 athletes must demonstrate competition individually or as a team member
at an internationally recognized level of performance.
P-1 entertainers must be part of a group that has received international
recognition as outstanding for a sustained and substantial time period.
The entertainers must also have been a member of the group for at least
one year and provide integral functions to the group's performance.
P-2 exchange performers must participate through a reciprocal exchange
program between a United States- and foreign-based organization which
both exchange artists and entertainers. The performers must serve an integral
part in the performance.
P-3 artists and entertainers must be performing in a program that is culturally unique.
Limitations
P-1 entertainers (though not athletes) must be performing as part of a
group and not individually.
P-1 and P-3 visa petitions cannot be approved until the appropriate labor
organization is consulted by the
Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS).
P-2 programs must be reciprocal in nature. A skilled P-1 visa attorney
can guide you through every step of the legal process and help you pursue
the results you need.
Call Maney | Gordon | Zeller, P.A. today at
(800) 708-4399 or
contact us online to schedule an initial consultation with our P-1 visa lawyers.
