Visa Help
 

I am currently living in the UK and i have an opportunity to train with Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky. The first part of the course will last for 13 weeks if i pass that I will be able to go on to the second part which will last for a year and i was wondering what type of visa i would need.

Re: Visa Help
 

Interesting.

It is what I call Comedy wrestling, so popular of UK Saturday afternoon tv years ago.

I would ask the school first, I was going to say F1 but not so sure.

Re: Visa Help
 

burnett wrote:
    > I am currently living in the UK and i have an opportunity to train with
    > Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky. The first part of the
    > course will last for 13 weeks if i pass that I will be able to go on to
    > the second part which will last for a year and i was wondering what type
    > of visa i would need.
    >

We have insufficient information to respond. You need to tell us what
Ohio Valley Wrestling is and what kind of training will be involved.

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Re: Visa Help
 

Ohio Valley Wrestling is a teaching/independant company. Not sure what kind of training will be involved just says that they will teach you the basics, i have already contacted the school about what type visa i would need but they couldn't help me.

www.ovwrestling.com

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A B-1 maybe? Since it's not an accredited educational institution in the tradtional sense I don't think an F-1 (student visa) would fly.

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burnett wrote:

    >
    >> burnett wrote:
    >> > I am currently living in the UK and i have an opportunity to train
    >> > with
    >> > Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky. The first part of
    >> > the
    >> > course will last for 13 weeks if i pass that I will be able to go on
    >> > to
    >> > the second part which will last for a year and i was wondering what
    >> > type
    >> > of visa i would need.
    >> >
    >> We have insufficient information to respond. You need to tell us what
    >> Ohio Valley Wrestling is and what kind of training will be involved.
    >> --
    >> Above intended as general commentary, not specific legal
    >> advice. Your mileage may vary.
    >
    > Ohio Valley Wrestling is a teaching/independant company. Not sure what
    > kind of training will be involved just says that they will teach you the
    > basics, i have already contacted the school about what type visa i would
    > need but they couldn't help me.
    >
    > www.ovwrestling.com

Tricky. Since they can't help you, they are apparently not accredited to
sponsor you for an F-1 or M-1. Is this a training with the intent to
prepare you for a job, or is it strictly a hobby? A B-1 might be a distant
possibility if it is professional training, although I have some doubts
that it would fly.

The best solution would be for the school to go through the hoops of
sponsoring you for either an F-1 or M-1. My guess is that it would be an
M-1 in this case.

Another remote possibility might be an H-3.

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