A consultation letter from a U.S. peer group, labor organization, and/or management organization is generally required for petitions in the O and P visa classifications (please refer to the evidentiary requirements, including the consultation requirements, for the specific O or P classification you are seeking). The following is a list of known organizations that have agreed to provide consultation letters. This is not an exhaustive list.
We plan to update this list on a quarterly basis. If you would like to send us any updates or request to be removed from the list, please email us at Public.Engagement@uscis.dhs.gov.
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
Attn: Immigration
165 West 46th Street
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-869-8530
Fax: 212-719-9815
Performers (other than musicians), stage managers, assistant stage managers employed in the “live”, dramatic, and musical theater.
Jurisdiction also includes revues and theatre at theme parks.
American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
Attn: George Fiddler
1501 Broadway
Suite 600
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-869-1330
Fax: 212-764-4974
American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
Attn: Regina Vorria
PO Box 908
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212-265-3687
Fax: 212-262-9088
Concert and solo singers, solo and group instrumentalists (may include singers), dancers, choreographers, stage directors, stage managers, stage assistant directors, assistant stage managers, stage production personnel employed by dance and opera companies and employers other than Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, narrators in concert, recital, oratorio, opera and dance.
Also COVERS and other live performers not covered by other unions such as Actors’ Equity or AGVA (including songwriters, skaters, circus acts, mimes, and puppeteers). Also covers live performers in new media formats and actors in non-Equity productions.
American Guild of Organists (AGO) National Headquarters
Attn: James E. Thomashower
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1260
New York, NY 10115
Phone: 212-870-2310
Fax: 212-870-2163
Email: jet@agohq.org or
American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
Attn: Immigration Consultation
363 Seventh Avenue
17th Floor
New York, NY 10001-3904
Phone: 212-675-1003
Fax: 212-633-0097
Email: agva@agvausa.com or
The Animation Guild (TAG)
ADVISORY OPINION REQUEST
Attn: Business Representative
1105 N Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA 91505
Phone: 818-845-7500
Fax: 818-843-0300
Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers
Attn: Tito Sanchez
14 Penn Plaza
225 W. 34th Street
Suite 1703
New York, NY 10122
Phone: 212-719-3666
Fax: 212-302-1585
Directors Guild of America National Headquarters
Attn: Sonja Renz
7920 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: 310-289-2000
Fax: 310-289-2024
Directors, unit production managers, assistant directors, associate directors, technical coordinators and stage managers employed on theatrical or feature motion pictures, commercials, documentaries, live and prerecorded television programs on film and tape, music and other videos, industrial film and videos, documentary films and videos and all film and tape material produced for video cassettes.
Will provide consultations for accompanying noncitizens in the following categories: assistant director, associate director, stage manager, technical coordinator, and unit production manager.
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada (IATSE)
Attn: Davel Hamue/Immigration Dept.
I.A.T.S.E
207 West 25th St., 4th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-730-1770
Fax: 212-730-7809
Professionals in live theatre, motion picture and television productions including: cinematographers, technical and craft personnel, animation, computer generated imagery, hair & make-up, post- production, projection and audio-visual, scenic artists, stagehands, trade show/exhibition, treasurers and ticket sellers, wardrobe, television broadcasting, concerts; as well as the equipment and construction shops that support all these areas of the entertainment industry.
Note: With the exception of Local 839 (the Animation Guild), ALL consultation requests for IATSE local chapters should go through this contact.
Major League Soccer Players Association
7500 Old Georgetown Road
Suite 700
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-657-3535
National Basketball Players Association
Attn: Kirk Berger
1133 Avenue of Americas 5th Fl.
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-655-0880 or 800-955-6272
Fax: 212-655-0881
National Writers Union/UAW Local 1981
Attn: Larry Goldbetter
256 West 38th St., Suite 703
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212-254-0279
Fax: 212-254-0673
The NewsGuild - CWA
Attn: Dominique Edmondson
501 Third Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-434-7177
Fax: 202-434-1472
Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)
Attn: Steve Otroshkin
5757 Wilshire Blvd, 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036-0800
Phone: 323-549-6632
Fax: 323-549-6624
Actors, announcers, broadcasters, journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other media professionals working in entertainment and news media.
This office handles ALL consultation inquiries. Do not direct correspondence to the SAG-AFTRA NY division.
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
321 West 44th Street
Suite 804
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-391-1070 or 800-541-5204
Fax: 212-302-6195
Studio Transportation Drivers—Teamsters Local 399
Attn: Leo T. Reed, Division Director
4747 Vineland Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91602
Phone: 818-985-7374
Fax: 818-985-0097
Workers in the motion picture industry, including firms that produce feature films, television programs, commercials and live theatrical productions.
Note: On 8/5/2010, this union entered into a pact with IATSE, both of which service movies and TV productions throughout the industry.
United Scenic Artists
29 West 38th Street
15th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-581-0300
Fax: 212-977-2011
Writers Guild of America, East
Attn: Anne Burdick
250 Hudson Street, Suite 700
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-767-7800
Fax: 212-582-1909
Writers Guild of America, West
Attn: Bertha Garcia
7000 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 323-782-4501
Fax: 323-782-4800
Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP)
Attn: Immigration
15301 Ventura Boulevard, Building E
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone: 818-995-3600
Hotline: 818-935-5938
Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP)
Attn: David Stewart, Manager of Membership
3 West 18th Street
5th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-929-3000
Fax: 212-929-3359
Commercials. Producers of commercials on various media (film, video, digital) for advertisers and agencies.
Note: Provides consultations for members only.
American Culinary Federation
180 Center Place Way
St. Augustine, FL 32095
Phone: 904-484-0244 or 800-624-9458
Fax: 904-940-0741
American Folklore Society
800 E. Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812-856-2379
American Motorcyclist Association
Attn: Bill Cumbo
13515 Yarmouth Drive
Pickerington, OH 43147
Phone: 614-856-1900
Fax: 614-856-1924
American Motorcyclist Association Pro Racing
525 Fentress Blvd. Suite B
Daytona, FL 32114
Phone: 386-492-1014
Fax: 386-274-2335
American Society for Nutrition
9211 Corporate Blvd., Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240-428-3650
Fax: 240-404-6797
American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 1825
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703-907-7300
Fax: 703-907-1085
American Photographic Artists (APA)
APA National
Attn: Juliette Wolf-Robin
5042 Wilshire Blvd., #321
Los Angeles, CA 90036
APA New York Chapter
P.O.Box 1514
217 E 70th St.
New York, NY 10021
LA phone: 323-933-1631
NY Phone: 212-807-0399
Fax: None
The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Attn: Cassandra Brown,
Paralegal, Senior Manager, Intellectual Property
Office of the General Counsel
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-626-7348
Fax: 202-879-7757
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
Attn: Membership
228 Park Avenue South, Suite 58603
New York, NY 10003-1502
Phone: 212-807-1990
Fax: None
The Asia Society
Attn: Director of Performances, Films and Lectures Dept.
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-288-6400
Fax: 212-517-8315
Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP)
Attn: David Stewart, Manager of Membership
3 West 18th Street
5th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-929-3000
Fax: 212-929-3359
Producers of commercials on various media (film, video, digital) for advertisers and agencies.
Note: Provides consultations for members only.
Association of Performing Arts Presenters
1211 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-833-2787
Fax: 202-833-1543
Performing arts presenters, including centers, municipal and university performance facilities, nonprofit performing arts centers, culturally specific organizations, foreign governments, as well as artist agencies, managers, touring companies, and national consulting practices that serve the field, and self-presenting artists
Note: Members only. Association of Professional Landscape Designers
Association of Professional Landscape Designers
2207 Forest Hills Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Phone: 717-238-9780
Fax: 717-238-9985
Attn: Michael Gross
31 East 32nd Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-563-5904
Fax: 212-564-5363
Carnegie Hall
881 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY10019
Phone: 212-903-9600
Fax: None
The One Club for Creativity
Attn: Justin Epstein
260 Fifth Avenue, Second Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-979-1900
Fax: 212-643-4266
Email: info@oneclub.org
Dance/USA
Attn: Director of Government Affairs
1029 Vermont Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-833-1717
Fax: 202-833-2686
The Department of Producers of Public Events of Puerto Rico (Colegio de Productores de Espectaculos Publicos de Puerto Rico, Inc.)
P.O. Box 13717
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908
Dramatists Guild of America
Attn: Ginnila Pérez
1501 Broadway, Suite 701
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-398-9366
Fax: 212-944-0420
English-Speaking Union of the United States
Attn: The Andrew Romay New Immigrant Center
144 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-818-1200
Fax: 212-867-4177
Fractured Atlas
248 West 35th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10001-2505
Phone: 888-692-7878
Arts, including among others, the performing, visual, literary, design and media arts.
Note: Please visit our webpage for information on submitting documentation in support of a consultation letter.
Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals
2400 East Devon Avenue, Suite 281
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Phone: 847-299-4227 or 800-843-8227
Fax: 847-299-4280
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Headquarters Office
13 Point West Blvd.
St. Charles, MO 63301-4431
Phone: 636-724-2400
Fax: 636-724-8566
Association for professional magicians.
Note: Consultation letters only available to members.
International Council of Air Shows (ICAS)
748 Miller Drive SE, Suite G-3
Leesburg, VA 20175
Phone: 703-779-8510
Fax: 703-779-8511
International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
19 Mantau Road
Mt. Royal, NJ 08061
Phone: 856-423-2990
Fax: 856-423-3420
Video/computer game developers.
IMG Artists North/South America
Pleiades House
7 West 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-994-3500
Fax: 212-994-3550
IMG Artists/ GSA, Los Angeles
4111 West Alameda Ave., Suite 509
Burbank, CA 91505
Phone: 818-260-8523
Fax: 818-260-8552
League of American Orchestras
Phone: 202-776-0215
Music Video Production Association (MVPA)
Attn: Fuliane Petikyan
201 N. Occidental Street
Los Angeles, CA 90026
National Storytelling Network
P.O. Box795
Jonesborough, TN 37659
Phone: 800-525-4514
Fax: 423- 753-9331
Opera America
Attn: Justin Giles
330 7th Avenue
16th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-796-8620
Fax: 212-796-8631
(Note: Please indicate in the subject line if expedited or rush service is needed).
Producers Guild of America, Inc.
For O-1 and O-2 submissions:
Producers Guild of America, Inc.
Phone: 310-358-9020
Professional Skaters Association
3006 Allegro Park Lane SW
Rochester, MN 55902
Phone: 507-281-5122
Fax: 507-281-5491
Skate Park Association International
Attn: Heidi Lemmon
2118 Wilshire Blvd. # 622
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Phone: 310-827-2700
Fax: 310-827-2700
Theatre Communications Group
Attn: Erica Lauren Ortiz
520 Eighth Ave., 20th Floor
New York, NY 10018-4156
Phone: 212-609-5900
Fax: 212-609-5901
U.S. Chess Federation
P.O. Box 3967
Crossville, TN 38557
Phone: 931-787-1234
Fax: 931-787-1238
USA Rugby
2655 Crescent Dr., Unit A
Attn: Melissa Von Keyserling
Lafayette, CO 80026
Phone: 303-539-0300
Fax: 303-539-0311
U.S. Dressage Federation
4051 Iron Works Pkwy
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: 859-971-2277
Fax: 859-971-7722
U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF)
Attn: Amelia Sandot
4047 Iron Works Pkwy
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: 859-258-2472
Fax: 859-231-6662
U.S. Figure Skating Association
Attn: Kristen Habgood
20 First Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Phone: 719-635-5200
Fax: 719-635-9548
United States Polo Association
Attn: Bev Basist
12300 South Shore Blvd., Suite 218
Wellington, FL 33414
Fax: 888-391-7410
Email: bbasist@uspolo.org
Phone: 800- 232-8772
Fax: 859-219-0520
Note: Members only
United States Trotting Association
Attn.: Dan Leary OR T.C. Lane
6130 S. Sunbury Road
Westerville, OH 43081-9309
Phone: 614-224-2291
Dan Leary ext. 3233
T.C. Lane ext. 3203
Fax: 614-224-4575
Attn: Colleen Kelly
5805 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 620
Sherman Oaks, CA 91411
Phone: 818-981-7861
Fax: 818-981-0179
Western States Arts Federation
1536 Wynkoop St. Ste 522
Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone: 303-629-1166
Artists, musicians, technology experts and arts administration. All fields of art and culture.