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USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on P-1A Internationally Recognized Athletes - Comments Due April 26
USCIS Issues Policy Guidance on P-1A Internationally Recognized Athletes - Comments Due April 26

USCIS issued guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to update and clarify guidance for P-1A internationally recognized athletes. The update provides guidance regarding the required prospective level of performance and USCIS’s interpretation of the phrase “major United States sports league or team.” The guidance is effective immediately and applies prospectively to P-1A petitions filed on or after March 26, 2021.

Source: U.S. Customs and Immigration Services

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