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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48009735/ns/us_news-life/Should Playboy Playmate have received 'genius' visa?
US requires proof that O-1 applicants have 'risen to the very top of the field of endeavor'
Shera Bechard, the Canadian-born former girlfriend of Playboy Enterprises founder Hugh Hefner.By Sarah McBride
Shera Bechard, the Canadian-born former girlfriend of Playboy Enterprises founder Hugh Hefner, would not be an obvious candidate for the special visas that the U.S. government reserves for "individuals with extraordinary ability."
Playboy magazine named Bechard Miss November in 2010, and she also started an online photo-sharing craze called "Frisky Friday." Neither seems quite on the level of an "internationally recognized award, such as a Nobel Prize," which the government cites as a possible qualification.
But Los Angeles immigration lawyer Chris Wright argued that Bechard's accomplishments earned her a slot. The government ultimately agreed.
That kind of success has put Wright on the map as the go-to visa fixer for both Hollywood and Silicon Valley. It also highlights the use of so-called genius visas known as O-1s and EB-1s, which have largely escaped political controversy and are now the immigration solution of choice for many entrepreneurs.
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Story of the day! (Original Post)
PCIntern
Jun 2012
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lame54
(35,324 posts)1. Nice Brains
liberal N proud
(60,346 posts)2. She must be a genius
She is probably worth millions and really did not work too hard to get it.
BumRushDaShow
(129,491 posts)3. Some people are just born that way.