Our client had previously maintained O-1 status for 5 years while competing professionally in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) as a saddle-bronc Rider. Attorney Noaman filed our client’s I-140 and I-485 petition in the EB-1A category. Attorney Noaman argued that our client had received national and internationally recognized prizes for excellence in his field. As a professional athlete, he is a member in an association which requires outstanding achievement of their members, he is regularly covered in major trade publications and major media outlets, and he has earned substantial prize money in his budding career. Further, our client had previously been ranked as the top saddle-bronc rider in Australia and won the 2003 World Rookie Saddle Bronc Rider title, before coming to the United States to compete in the PRCA. He maintained a top 30 world ranking in his first few years of competition in the PRCA, but the previous year he vaulted into the top 10 in the world, qualifying for the year-end National Rodeo Finals. He continued his strong performance and maintained his top 10 world ranking by winning multiple championships. He aimed to compete in the National Rodeo Finals again, and possibly win a World Championship.
