Managing Partner Michael Wildes is delighted to announce that Wildes & Weinberg P.C. has secured an O-1 visa extension approval on behalf of his client Ms. Ai Bihr Kato, based on her outstanding success as a fashion designer and creative director. Ai is internationally recognized for her remarkable work as a designer and creative director who has worked with leading fashion houses and brands, including Steven Alan, Band of Outsiders, and Uniqlo. Her work has been featured on numerous online and print publications.
Mr. Wildes is honored to have secured O-1 Visa classification for Ai Bihr Kato so that she may continue to work in his area of expertise in the United States.
In order to qualify for an O-1 visa which allows individuals of extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, athletics, education or business to live and work in the United States, a foreign national must provide adequate documentation to demonstrate that he/she has sustained national or international acclaim in their field. The individual must provide substantial evidence to prove that he/she meets 3 of the 6 evidence categories defined by statute, as well as a written advisory opinion from a labor union or relevant peer group. The O-1 visa applicant must also show that he/she has an offer of employment in the United States to work in his/her field of expertise (or several offers of employment from multiple sources, along with a third-party Agent to petition on the individual’s behalf and connect him/her to the multiple employers).
For more than 5 decades, the firm of Wildes & Weinberg, has concentrated its practice in all aspects of U.S. immigration and nationality law, servicing the immigration needs of prominent American and International firms, banks, industrial, financial and manufacturing concerns and law firms in connection with the personnel needs of their foreign national employees. In addition, the firm has a distinguished clientele and has done substantial immigration work for investors, scientists, physicians, bankers, performing artists, directors, writers, models, actors, athletes, fine artists, art dealers, curators, and literary agents.
For more information on the O-1 visa category, which allows individuals of extraordinary ability in the arts, sciences, athletics, education and business to live and work in the United States, please visit our
Immigration 101 page or contact Managing Partner Michael Wildes at michael@wildeslaw.com