Four lottery misses
Background
W entered the H-1B lottery four times in a row without being selected and, discouraged, was considering leaving the United States. On closer review, we found that as a creative director in creative marketing and event planning, he had already built international recognition and significant results.
Challenges
His undergraduate education was a junior college (associate-level) program, and his graduate major did not fully match his work in creative marketing. A cross-disciplinary background like this can easily be seen as an inconsistent career record.
Strategy
We tied together his organizational talent from his student years and his post-graduation experience planning large multinational events, turning the story of "junior college, cross-disciplinary study, and repeated lottery misses" into one coherent account of growth.
Outcome
O-1 visa approved, opening a new career path for him.
