The O-1 Visa & the Impact Elections Have on Immigration

About the Event

This workshop was designed to provide an overview of the O-1 visa application process, including tips for what evidence to include and when to apply, as well as a discussion about how an election year and change in administration may affect the visa, including wait times and acceptance rates.

The Center for Art Law with Rakhel Milstein, an immigration attorney and founder of the Milstein Law Group, discussed what you need to know about the O-1 visa and provided suggestions for submitting an application during and after an election year.

About the Speaker

Rakhel Milstein

Rakhel Milstein is the founder of Milstein Law Group, a boutique immigration law firm located in downtown NYC. She has been practicing immigration law for over two decades, focusing on “extraordinary ability” visas and green cards. While she also handles all types of immigration matters, including standard work visas/green cards and family-based cases, she has extensive experience resolving complex immigration cases in federal court, as well. She prides herself on finding creative solutions for her clients to allow them to live, work and/or train in the U.S.

Rakhel is a frequent panelist and lecturer at various organizations including Rattlestick Theatre, Columbia University, NYU Tisch, Cardozo School of Law, and Stanford Business School.

She is a graduate of Bard College (B.A.) and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D.); where she was the Articles Editor, Journal of International and Comparative Law, Cardozo School of Law.

Rakhel is admitted to the bar in New York, the District of Columbia, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, District of Colorado, District of Nebraska and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She is a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and American Immigration Lawyers Association.