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How do you help athletes coming to the United States?

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the united states immigration laws have
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a special affinity for athletes around
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the world
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we welcome athletes who are playing
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sport at a high level and at a level
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where they are internationally
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recognized foreign athletes are able to
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obtain a p1 visa in order to enter the
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United States to participate in their
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respective sports and we’ve had a lot of
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fun and a lot of interesting cases
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helping athletes come to the United
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States to participate in golf tennis
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swimming basketball scuba diving
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badminton there’s a whole host of sports
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where we represent athletes the o1 visa
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helps athletes come to the United States
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to either play a sport or coach a sport
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if they are among the most extraordinary
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athletes in their respective countries
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we’ve helped people obtain oh one visas
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to play baseball in the major league
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baseball we have NHL and NBA players as
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our clients but we also have athletes at
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a much lower level who are
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internationally recognized at the
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highest level we represent at least
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eight different gold or silver metal
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impact medalists we represent athletes
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who are NCAA champions and then move on
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to continue participating in the sport
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on a world-class level or they move on
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to coaching and we’re able to get them
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oh one visas to stay in the United
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States and coach it’s been a really
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rewarding part of our immigration
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practice

Cambridge, MA immigration lawyer Jeff Goldman talks about how his firm helps athletes coming to the United States.

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