USCIS Issues Precedent Appeals Decision on P-3 Nonimmigrant Visa Petition

A binding precedent decision was issued on May 15th by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Administrative Appeals Office (AAO). The decision addresses the term “culturally unique” and its meaning in the adjudication of petitions for artists and entertainers. The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles had filed a P-3 nonimmigrant visa on behalf of Orquesta Kef, an Argentinean musical group that blends traditional Jewish folk music known as Klezmer with tango and Argentinean folk music. The P-3 visa request was initially denied because USCIS did not find the group’s act to be culturally unique.

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