As a big country of immigrants, the United States has always been the first choice for many immigrants with its strong economic strength, advanced science and technology, abundant employment opportunities and top educational resources.
Since its launch, the EB1A Program has successfully attracted many industry elites to immigrate to the United States.
The program is designed for outstanding professionals who have a special talent in the five fields of business, science, arts, education or sports, who have achieved a high level of achievement and who have a national or international reputation, and whose results and contributions are widely recognized in the field.
In the EB1A Alienation of Extraordinary Ability Application in the United States, talents in the field of art involve a wide range of occupations, such as singers, painters, writers, actors, photographers, filmmakers, dancers, etc.
There is an option in the top 10 application criteria specifically for the art field, and this immigration lawyer will take you to take a look:
1. Participate in art exhibitions or presentations:
This rule mainly requires that the applicant's personal work be exhibited in an art exhibition or display. The Immigration Bureau is very concerned about the venue of the exhibition or display, which is not to say that the larger the venue, the higher the recognition, but that the exhibition venue should be a formal and professional art exhibition hall or exhibition venue.
At the same time, we will also pay attention to the selection requirements of the exhibited works of the exhibition venue, generally speaking, those exhibition venues with high screening requirements are more likely to be recognized by the immigration bureau, which can also indicate the applicant's outstanding talent. Of course, the popularity and social influence of the exhibition venue are also factors considered by the USCIS.
Supporting materials for the exhibition can be referred to as follows:
- an introduction to the Organiser and its reputation;
- Exhibition, presentation of its own influence;
- Media coverage of exhibitions and displays;
- Materials for the person's work, such as photographic evidence of the exhibition text, the description of the exhibition work, and the signature;
- Exhibitor badges, invitation letters, exhibition agreements;
- Pictures, posters, and video screenshots that reflect the exhibition content, venues, etc.;
- Evidence that the work has been included, collected, and published by a well-known institution;
- expert opinions, comments, official identifications;
- Evidence that the work has been included, collected, and published by a well-known institution;
2. Commercial success in the performing arts
This section mainly requires the applicant's commercial success in the field of performing arts. Performing arts in this context refer specifically to performances for audiences, such as music, dance, and drama, which are not sufficient if they have only been recorded and released as a compilation of music, or have been performed in a play, film, or television production.
In determining whether an applicant meets this criterion, USCIS will focus on the fact that the applicant has higher sales and box office revenue than other peers engaged in similar performing arts, and that the applicant is considered to be a commercial success.
However, in practice, there are many performances that are not done by one person, and many people work together, in which case the applicant needs to demonstrate that he or she has made a significant contribution to the success of the business and that he or she can meet this criterion.
Proof of commercial success in the performing arts can be found below:
- introduction and promotional materials for the performance;
- The total box office revenue sales record of the performance, the certificate of the theater chain and the distributor;
- Total sales amount, total sales volume, total circulation of DVDs and CDs;
- the amount of broadcasting rights and copyright sales;
- Media reports on the commercial success of an artistic performance, including sales;
- the amount of online paid downloads;
For the commercial success of art exhibitions and art performances, the preparation of relevant materials is also very complex, and applicants must provide comprehensive and sufficient evidence to support when preparing materials.