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Immigration

Aug. 17, 2016

Does your client's 'artistic' work qualify her for a visa?

The poetics and expressionism of artistic practice sometimes do not interact so seamlessly with the law. In the context of immigration practice, this is apparent when attempting to determine whether a potential client's work falls within the eligibility criteria for an O-1B visa. By Sharon Brenner

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By Sharon Brenner

Anyone who has worked with artists or is an artist themself knows the challenges of defining an artistic field of work. The poetics and expressionism of artistic practice sometimes do not interact so seamlessly with the law. In the context of immigration practice, this is apparent when attempting to determine whether a potential client's work falls within the eligibility criteria for an O-1B visa - the visa category designated fo...

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