World Class Swimmer Hector Ruvalcaba Cruz obtains a P-1 Visa
World Class Swimmer Hector Ruvalcaba Cruz obtains a P-1 Visa
We are glad to report yet another successful P-1 petition. We effectively petitioned for a three-year approval for international athlete and world class swimmer Hector Ruvalcaba Cruz’s P-1 status. Hector is an internationally renowned swimmer currently representing Mexico.
Managing Member of the firm, Sherrod Seward successfully presented the petition proving eligibility for the P-1 visa as an internationally known swimmer to USCIS. Hector Cruz is a great example of how international student athletes can successfully transition to a sports based visa after finishing their careers with the NCAA.
The World Class Swimming P-1A Athlete:
Hector is a world-class swimming athlete that has gained enormous regional and international respect in national and international championships.
In the petition, we presented Hector as the world-class athlete he is by highlighting his participation in international swimming competitions and NCAA Competition.
To add weight to our case, we also revealed that the beneficiary’s skill level and the rank was far beyond that of most American swimmers. Therefore, he would have to participate in international athletic exhibitions and competitions competing with other international athletes of his class and skill level.
We informed the USCIS that highly ranked American swimmers require other highly rated athletes to compete against. Competing against internationally renowned athletes would allow them to move up in global rankings.
Mexican National Team participation of Mr. Cruz
1. Junior National Team member during the years 2014 and 2015.
2. Senior National Team member for three years in a row including 2017, 2018 and 2019.
We included this evidence, along with media articles from around the world (multiple nations) and official results to highlight the significance of his contribution to the Mexican National Swimming Team.
International Rankings of the World Class Swimmer
We also provided evidence that the athlete is ranked internationally to demonstrate that the beneficiary has a reputation beyond a single country. We presented the following international accolades for the athlete:
1) Pan American Games - 41 nations and premier event during non-olympic years
a) Men’s 200m butterfly 6 th in the World
b) Men’s 400m Medley 6 th place Individual, 3rd place Team Mexico
c) Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay – 3 rd place
d) Men’s 4 x 100 Medley
2) World Rankings – 2 nd in the world for Men’s 200 Butterfly
3) National Rankings included with the evidence
4) 2020 Coastal Collegiate Association Championships
a) 2-time Champion
National Rankings of the World Class Swimmer
Awards
We also demonstrated that the athlete had significant accomplishments in the field of swimming that make him celebrated in more than one country. We provided the following awards as evidence in this regard:
1) Toyota U.S Open December 2019, Atlanta, GA. USA
a) 200m Butterfly 16 th
2) Pan American Games August 2019 Lima, Peru.
a) 200m Butterfly 6th
b) 400m Individual Medley 6 th
3) TYR Pro Swim Series June 2019 Clovis, CA. USA
a) 400m Individual Medley 4th
b) 200m Butterfly 4th
c) 200m Individual Medley 5 th
4) Central American and Caribbean Games July 2018, Barranquilla, Colombia.
a) 200m Butterfly 2nd
b) 200m Individual Medley 3 rd
5) TYR Pro Swim Series June 2018, Santa Clara, CA. USA
a) 400m Individual Medley 13th
b) 200m Butterfly 14 th
6) World University games August 2017 Taipei, Taiwan.
a) 200m Individual Medley 28th
b) 200m Butterfly 25th
c) 400m Individual Medley 18 th
7) Arena Pro Swim Series June 2017 Santa Clara, CA. USA
a) 400m Individual Medley 6th
b) 200m Butterfly 9 th
8) Arena Pro Swim Series April 2017 Mesa, Arizona. USA
a) 400m Individual Medley 6th
b) 200m Butterfly 8 th
9) 5th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, August 2015 Singapore
a) 400m Individual Medley 23rd
b) 200m Individual Medley 22 nd
10) Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, August 2014 Maui, Hawaii. USA
a) 200m Individual Medley 10th
b) 400m Individual Medley 14th
c) 200m Butterfly 13th
Media Coverage of the World Class Swimmer
The firm was also able to demonstrate that the athlete was featured in publications of international repute. We provided the title, date, and author of the title. We submitted an abstract of the articles to give a preview of the contents of the articles.
The articles included in the petition include:
1. Ruvalcaba Cruz Named to Mexican National Team
2. Ruvalcaba Cruz Earns Two Medals for Mexican National Team https://uiwcardinals.com/news/2018/7/27/mens-swimming- and-diving-ruvalcaba-cruz-earns-two-medals-for-mexican- national-team.aspx
3. HECTOR RUVALCABA CRUZ
https://swimswam.com/tag/hector-ruvalcaba-cruz/
4. University of Incarnate Word swimmer to represent Mexico at World University Games
5. CCSA Announces Men's Swimmer and Diver of the Week - Jan. 7
https://www.theccsa.com/sports/mswimdive/2019- 20/releases/ccsa_men_swim_dive_week_11
6. UIW Athletics Facebook Post
7. https://uiwlogos.org/swimmer-competes-in-world-games/
8. CCSA Announces Men's Postseason Awards
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