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International Student-Athletes: Navigating the Conflict Between NIL Rules and U.S. Visa Restrictions

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The House v. NCAA settlement, while a victory for many student-athletes, has introduced a complex and challenging landscape for international student-athletes on F-1 visas seeking to engage in Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL)...more

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No Visas for Foreign Transgender or Male Athletes Competing in Women’s Sports

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President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) banning athletes assigned male at birth from competing in women’s sports. This applies to sports competitions within both educational institutions and athletic associations....more

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Individual Athletes and How to Qualify to Work in the U.S.

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Trying to grow and develop as an athlete is challenging in so many ways — and no one wants to be limited in how, where or whether they can participate in their sport internationally. When an athlete is playing with a...more

Morgan Lewis

Don’t Be Caught Offside: Key Immigration and Travel Considerations for the Sports Industry

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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the sports industry was one of the first to be in a position to move its people around the world, with sporting events often a test case for further easing measures. Now with varying levels of...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

New USCIS Policy On P-1 (Internationally Recognized Athletes) Eligibility Requirements

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USCIS has issued a new policy guidance clarifying eligibility requirements for internationally recognized athletes (P-1A nonimmigrants). Effective immediately, the policy applies to P-1A petitions filed on or after March 26,...more

Mintz

The Thrill of a Visa, the Agony of Denial: Visa Challenges for the Esports Athlete

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For the most prestigious players, video games are more than just an entertaining pastime, but a source of livelihood. Competitive video games played at a professional level are known as esports; these consist of both single...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Red Sox Win The World Series: Character Does Matter – In Sports And Compliance

On Wednesday the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series at home since 1918. The Red Sox had finally bested the Curse of the Bambino back in 2004 when they defeated their 2013 opponent, the St. Louis Cardinals, but they...more

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Bromance Gone Bad: The Immigration Bunkers of a Golfer’s Marriage

The P-1A visa category is reserved for those “internationally recognized” individual athletes or teams that seek to enter the United States temporarily for the sole purpose of performing in a competition, event, or...more

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