The client works at a leading short-form drama company in Los Angeles and has long been involved in the planning, production, and content operations of short-form drama projects. Several productions the client worked on led their platforms in viewership and popularity, and the client has also served as a professional judge for short-form drama competitions and projects.

Short-form drama has emerged only in recent years. Its evaluation standards and ways of presenting career achievement are not as mature or uniform as those of traditional film and television, so the biggest challenge was turning market performance within the industry into evidence USCIS would accept.

Instead of applying the approach used for traditional film and TV professionals, we built a new evidentiary framework suited to an emerging industry. It centered on objective data such as viewership, popularity, and market rankings, combined with the company's industry standing and the client's judging experience.

Approved without RFE; decision issued in 14 business days (received 07/02/2026 · approved 07/20/2026, premium processing).