Visa P para atletas
Natalia Hynes • December 1, 2022
¿Qué opción tiene un atleta para venir a los Estados Unidos de América a competir y entrenar durante una temporada larga?
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Si me preguntaras a qué atleta admiro más, mi respuesta sería Katherine Switzer, sin pensarlo dos veces. ¿Por qué? Dos razones. Primero, es una atleta y corredora de fondo. Los corredores de fondo tienen la particularidad de competir contra ellos mismos y no contra otros corredores. El objetivo final de un corredor de fondo es batir el tiempo de carreras anteriores.
La condición principal para obtener una Visa P como atleta individual es el "reconocimiento internacional", y la forma de probar dicho estatus es presentando al menos dos de los siguientes documentos:
1) Evidencia de participación significativa en una temporada anterior con una liga deportiva importante de Estados Unidos;
2) Evidencia de participación en competencia internacional con un equipo nacional;
3) Evidencia de participación significativa en una temporada anterior para un colegio o universidad de los Estados Unidos en una competencia intercolegial;
4) Una carta emitida por el organismo rector oficial del deporte que explique cómo el atleta es reconocido internacionalmente;
5) Artículos sobre el atleta publicados en medios deportivos o expertos deportivos explicando en detalle cómo el atleta es reconocido internacionalmente;
6) Documentos que demuestren que el atleta ha sido clasificado internacionalmente;
7) Documentos que demuestren que el atleta ha recibido un reconocimiento relevante o un premio en el campo.
En segundo lugar, fue la primera mujer en correr un maratón oficial, el maratón de Boston, en 1967. Un gran logro si tenemos en cuenta que las mujeres tenían prohibido correr en ese maratón oficial en ese momento. Debo confesar que su historia me inspiró a correr carreras de fondo y me llevó a admirar el trabajo y la dedicación que los atletas ponen en su búsqueda de la victoria.
Durante esa búsqueda de la victoria, los atletas deben viajar con frecuencia a los Estados Unidos de América, la meca virtual de docenas de deportes, para participar en competencias de renombre. Aquí, la pregunta se vuelve lógica y obvia: ¿cómo puede un atleta ingresar a los Estados Unidos de América para competir y entrenar durante una temporada larga? Una de las opciones es la 'Visa P para atletas'.
Supongamos que un atleta presenta al menos dos de los documentos anteriores. En ese caso, es probable que al atleta se le otorgue una visa P por hasta 5 años. La regulación actual permite renovar la Visa P por un período máximo de 5 años.
Finalmente, la Firma de abogados Santos Lloyd ha obtenido visas P para numerosos atletas en varios deportes, incluidos Jiu-Jitsu (todas las divisiones), MMA, capoeira, kickboxing, póquer y paddle, entre otras disciplinas.
Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre las visas P para atletas, no dude en programar una cita de ingreso.
La firma de abogados Santos Lloyd espera trabajar con Usted y contribuir a su búsqueda de la victoria.
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