Visa P para Atletas o Deportistas
Natalia Hynes • March 16, 2021
¿Qué opción tiene un atleta o deportista para venir a los Estados Unidos de América para competir y entrenar por una larga temporada?
Si me preguntas cuál es el atleta o deportista que más admiro, te responderé Katherine Switzer, sin pensarlo dos veces. ¿Por qué? Dos razones. Primera. Una atleta femenina que es corredora de larga distancias. Los corredores de larga distancia tienen la particularidad de competir contra sí mismos, no contra los demás corredores. La meta ultima de un corredor de larga distancia es mejorar el tiempo que se hizo en la carrera previa.
La condición suprema para obtener una Visa P como atleta o deportista individual es “reconocimiento internacional”
y la manera de acreditar dicha condición es adjuntando al menos dos de los siguientes documentos:
1) Documentación que acredite una participación significativa en una temporada con alguna liga deportiva americana;
2) Documentación que acredite una participación internacional con un equipo nacional;
3) Documentación que acredite una participación significativa en una temporada con un college o universidad americana en competencias interuniversitarias;
4) Una carta emitida por la Federación Oficial del Deporte explicando al detalle como el atleta o deportista es internacionalmente reconocido;
5) Artículos publicados en medios deportivos o expertos en el deporte explicando al detalle como el atleta o deportista es internacionalmente reconocido;
6) Documentos que muestren que el atleta o deportista ha sido rankeado internacionalmente;
7) Documentos que muestren que el atleta o deportista ha sido rankeado internacionalmente;
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Segunda. Primera mujer en correr una maratón oficial- Boston Marathon- en 1967. Tremenda hazaña si tenemos en consideración que las mujeres estaban prohibidas de correr dicha maratón en aquellos tiempos. Su historia, he de confesar, me inspiró a correr largas distancias y a admirar el trabajo y dedicación que atletas o deportistas ponen en su cuesta hacia la victoria.
En esa cuesta hacía la victoria, los atletas o deportistas, mucha de las veces, deben viajar a los Estados Unidos de América- la Meca virtual en decenas de disciplinas deportivas- para participar en reconocidas competencias. Aquí, la pregunta se hace lógica y evidente, ¿cómo un atleta o deportista puede ingresar a los Estados Unidos de América para no solo competir sino, además, para entrenar por una larga temporada? Una de las opciones,“Visa P para Atleta o Deportista.”
Asumamos que el atleta o deportista presenta al menos dos de los documentos anteriormente mencionados. En dicho supuesto, el atleta o deportista tiene altas probabilidades de obtener una Visa P de hasta por 5 años. La regulación actual permite renovar la referida visa por un periodo máximo de 5 años adicionales.
Finalmente, la Firma Santos Lloyd Law ha contribuido en obtener Visas P para varios atletas de diversas disciplinas deportivas como Jiu-Jitsu (en todas las divisiones), MMA, capoeira, kickboxing, póker, remo, entre otras disciplinas.
Si tienes alguna pregunta acerca de las Visas P para atletas o deportistas, por favor no dudes en agendar una cita de registro totalmente gratuita.
La Firma Santos Lloyd Law espera trabajar contigo para contribuir en tu cuesta.
This blog is not intended to be legal advice and nothing here should be construed as establishing an attorney client relationship. Please schedule a consultation with an immigration attorney before acting on any information read here.
You attend your visa interview expecting a clear answer, then check your case online and see the word “Refused.” For someone planning to reunite with family, begin a job, or return to an established life in the United States, that message can be unsettling.
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