I consulted, and they told me that the number of tournaments wouldn’t have affected the decision at all. But we had very few during the six months the O-1 visa was in effect. How important is this? Which of the criteria could make up for such a gap in tournament activity?
The number isn’t as important as the level of the tournaments and the composition of the jury; the gap is compensated for by other criteria.
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The level of a tournament is measured by the prestige of the organizer and the makeup of the jury; the officer needs screenshots of the ranking and the invitation. A bare list won’t cut it — an invited judge at a top event fulfills a separate criterion, so it’s better to send your strong players there.
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You need to meet at least 5 out of 10 criteria. International-level judging plus publications with citations usually compensate for a weak tournament-related criterion.
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If there aren’t many tournaments, the fastest finishing criteria are “press about you” and “membership with peer review” — 2–3 pieces in industry media and one invitation to an association with a review board, and both criteria are in the box.
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