Immigration for Artists, Entertainers, and Businesses

We help people get their U.S. visas and green cards

As featured in Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, ESPN, LA Weekly, and LATV … We prepare and file well-documented O, P, and EB-1 visa applications for extraordinary and outstanding artists, entertainers, and athletes coming to the U.S. to perform or exhibit their work. Nationally or internationally recognized talent should focus their U.S. immigration efforts on O-1 or P-1 category visa. While a Form I-129 petition may look deceptively simple at first glance, it is not.

Working in the United States in the motion picture or television industry is a rewarding endeavor. National or international awards are but one component. Critical skills and experience should be highlighted in any Form I-129 petition.

Mr. Adams is a skillful Los Angeles immigration lawyer who can also help your family members apply for a visa that allows them to accompany you to the U.S. or to apply for permanent resident (green card) status and eventually citizenship.

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WHEN IS A GRAMMY NOT A GRAMMY?

Immigration Denied This Grammy-Winner A Greencard; How He Sued The Government and Won.

British music producer Austen Jux-Chandler had been living and working in Los Angeles for several years on a temporary working visa called an “O-1.” Austen has worked with Ed Sheeran, Florence and the Machine, Lady Gaga, Paul Weller, A$AP Rocky, Plan B, John Legend, and The Weekend. In 2016 Austen won the “Album of the Year” Grammy Award for producing Adele’s “25.”

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Is Donald Trump Using Your Social Media to Spy on You?

Recently the Trump administration made a drastic change to visa policy for everyone entering the U.S. as a tourist or worker. Under the new policy visitors must disclose any information about all of their social media accounts they have used in the past five years. This information would give the government access to photos, locations, dates of birth, stage names, and other information. “Social media” is defined so broadly as to include not only public Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts but also “private” ones

FOREIGN ARTISANS, ACTORS SCRAMBLE FOR IMMIGRATION PAPERS BEFORE PILOT SEASON

TV pilot season ramps up this month, luring artisans and actors from around the world to Los Angeles, where they hope to find work on one of the new network series and, if all goes well, score a recurring gig.

But if they’re not United States citizens, they’ll need to deal with immigration law, which can be a frustration worthy of its own TV series for those who aren’t adequately prepared.

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Trump's Immigration Ban Wreaks Havoc in Hollywood: Foreign Stars and Casting Impacted

Immigration attorney Joe Adams says the looming threat that people from Pakistan, Indonesia or Egypt soon could be banned may make studios hesitant to hire talent from those nations. "Often a production will be focused on a key member of the above-the-line talent," notes Adams. "If that person is now no longer allowed in the U.S., or if you think maybe in the future that person may not be allowed — if with the stroke of a pen you can bar people — what does that do to a production?

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ARTIST VISAS CAN MAKE OR BREAK A BAND - ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT BAND IS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

Night Lights, a formerly Boston-based band now residing in Los Angeles, played their first L.A. show at the Hotel Café in Hollywood on Nov. 5. Despite an energetic performance and lots of love from the crowd at the popular venue, the band faces a dark and winding road — the quest to stay in the United States. 

Although there are plenty of visa options for international students who have recently graduated from college, obtaining one is never easy. It’s even harder when you’re not in the coveted science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) sectors. 

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CS: GO Major Visa Issues: It’s Not MLG’s Fault

Immigration law has recently come to the fore in esports, with the League of Legends ecosystem recently mired in immigration controversy in both the U.S. and Germany. This week, competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is facing similar issues, as the all-Mongolian squad the MongolZ has been unable to secure the necessary visas to compete in the upcoming Qualifier for the Major in Columbus, Ohio. Team YP had the same problem, and will be without Dmitry "S0tF1k" Forostyanko and Dmitriy "Dima" Bandurka for the event.

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JOE IS MY GUARDIAN ANGEL

“He couldn’t have been more efficient, patient and reassuring. I would highly recommend you work with him.”

Jameela Jamil, actor and activist. (Marvel’s “SheHulk: Attorney At Law,” NBC’s “The Good Place”, BBC Radio One)

FOREVER THANKFUL TO JOE

 “I couldn’t have asked for better service. A smooth, concise process, & a Green Card approval. Thank you, Joe.”

David Ratcliffe, dancer. (Ariana Grande, Ru Paul’s Drag Race “Werq The World” Tour)

I OWE MY CAREER TO JOE

“The immigration process can be nerve wracking, but throughout the entire process, Joe was available and kept me updated. We had a one-on-one session before my green card interview, which left me feeling prepared and relaxed.”

Eleanor Lawrence, comedy writer and actor. (BBC1, Channel 4)

 
 

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