We help professional poker players obtain U.S. work visas — P-1A as internationally recognized players, O-1A and EB-1A for the game's elite — to compete in America's biggest series, including WSOP events. The game's most famous championship series runs every summer in Las Vegas with roughly a hundred title events, and circuit stops fill U.S. casinos the rest of the year. That calendar is exactly what a visa itinerary is made of. Send us your results, and we map the category that fits your record before you book a flight.
START YOUR VISA CHECK BOOK A $500 CONSULTA U.S. sports-immigration practice — more than a decade of P-1, O-1 and EB-1A casework for world-class competitors.
Name, country, titles, final tables, rankings, the series you're targeting. Two minutes. Your inquiry goes straight to our legal team, and you get a written recap by email.
P-1A, O-1A or EB-1A — based on your record, not guesswork. The U.S. series and circuit stops you plan to play become the itinerary; a proper petitioner structure — a sponsor, a team, or an agent-petitioner — is set up so the filing stands on solid ground.
Petition filed and, when a series date is tight, premium processing gets USCIS to decide in weeks. Visa in hand — you enter, you play, you collect your winnings. Legally.
USCIS itself has said a professional poker player may qualify as a P-1A internationally recognized athlete — that is the realistic first category for most accomplished pros: it turns on your international recognition and the reputation of the events you're coming to play. The O-1A is a higher bar — sustained acclaim across multiple evidence categories — and most players' files need building before it's ready. The EB-1A green card sits above both. Open-entry, buy-in fields are a real question officers ask about; we address it head-on in the petition rather than hope nobody notices. And premium processing exists when a series date is close. If your record isn't there yet, we tell you that too — that's what the visa check is for.
For the accomplished player coming to compete in major U.S. series.
For the top of the game — when the record is deep enough to prove it.
The end game: the extraordinary-ability green card.
Proof, not promises — our practice in one paragraph.
More than a decade of P-1A, O-1A and EB-1A petitions for world-class competitors — champions, Olympic medalists and internationally ranked professionals across mind sports and athletics alike — with published casework on our main site.
A petition needs a U.S. petitioner. Touring pros rarely have a U.S. employer — our agent-petitioner structure (through Aventus Visa Agents) is built for exactly that: independent professionals competing across multiple U.S. events.
We grade your record against the actual criteria before you commit. If P-1A fits now and O-1A needs another year of results, that is exactly what you'll hear — in writing.
Free to submit. Our team reviews every inquiry personally and responds with next steps — usually within 1–2 business days. You'll get an instant email recap of what you sent.
Book a formal one-on-one strategy consultation — your results, your options, your realistic timeline. $500, credited toward the legal fee if you retain us.
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