Who books this call

 

Athletes and competitors

You compete professionally or at national level and you need to be in the United States to train, compete, or sign. You may not know yet whether you are a P-1 or an O-1, and that is usually the first thing we settle.

Coaches, trainers, and support staff

Coaches are the single largest group that contacts this office. A coaching record is evidenced differently from a competing record, and the category that fits a head coach is often not the one that fits the athlete they coach.

Agents, managers, clubs, and promoters

If you are bringing someone in - a signing, a training camp, a fight, a season, a tour - the question is usually the petitioner structure. A U.S. agent petitioner can support engagements across multiple clubs, academies, and events rather than tying an athlete to one employer. That structure is a large part of what this office does.

 

What the hour covers

  • Which category your facts actually support: P-1A, P-1B, O-1A, O-1B, EB-1A, or none of them yet, and why.

  • A candid read on the evidence you already have - rankings, titles, contracts, press, earnings, national-team selection - and the specific gaps that would draw an RFE.

  • Who the petitioner should be, and whether an agent petitioner structure is the right route.

  • Realistic timing, including whether premium processing changes anything for your deadline.

  • What it costs to do properly: legal fees, and government filing fees, which are separate.

  • If you have already been denied or have an RFE in hand, what your actual options are now.

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The fee

The consultation fee is $500 USD, one time. It covers the consultation itself - the assessment, the recommendation, and the answers to your questions on the call. It credits 100% toward your retainer if you engage this office within 90 days. Government filing fees payable to USCIS are separate and are never included in a legal fee.

 

If you are on a deadline

Say so on the intake form. A season start, a fight date, a signed contract, a status that is about to expire, or an RFE with a response deadline all change what is realistically available. It is better to know in an hour than to find out in six weeks.

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Common questions

  • No. Working that out is the main thing the call is for. Most people arrive knowing they need to be in the United States and not much more than that.

  • Yes, and it is worth an hour of your time. Coaching credentials are proved differently from competing credentials, and the category that fits a coach is frequently not the one that fits the athlete.

  • Yes. A large share of the people who book this call are bringing someone else in. Say who they are and what your relationship is on the intake form.

  • Not necessarily, and it is worth a proper look. Bring the denial notice or the RFE to the call.

  • It depends on the category, the service center, and whether premium processing is available and worth using. Timing is one of the things the call is for - and no honest answer to that question exists before someone has looked at your facts.

  • If the case is one this office can take, you get a written engagement letter and a fee quote. If it is not, you will be told that directly on the call.

  • It credits 100% toward your retainer on an engagement signed within 90 days. It is not otherwise refundable - it pays for the attorney's time on the call.

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