Sherrod Sports Visas is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or part of PRCA. We are an independent law practice that helps rodeo athletes obtain U.S. work visas to compete in PRCA events.
FOR PROFESSIONAL RODEO ATHLETES · P-1A · O-1A · EB-1A

GET VISA-READY.
MAKE EVERY RODEO COUNT.

We help professional rodeo athletes — bareback and saddle bronc riders, bull riders, steer wrestlers, tie-down and team ropers — obtain U.S. work visas to compete across the American season, including PRCA events. The world's deepest rodeo circuit runs through the United States: hundreds of sanctioned rodeos a season, a world-standings race, and a December championship in Las Vegas. Brazilian, Canadian and Australian competitors chase it every year — legally, on the right visa. Send us your record, and we map the category that fits before you enter your first U.S. rodeo.

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A U.S. sports-immigration practice — more than a decade of P-1, O-1 and EB-1A casework for world-class competitors.

HOW IT WORKS FOR RODEO ATHLETES

1

SUBMIT YOUR RECORD

Name, country, event, standings, titles, the season you're targeting. Two minutes. Your inquiry goes straight to our legal team, and you get a written recap by email.

2

WE MAP YOUR VISA

P-1A, O-1A or EB-1A — based on your record, not guesswork. The U.S. rodeos you plan to enter become the itinerary; a proper petitioner structure — a stock contractor relationship, a sponsor, or an agent-petitioner — is set up so the filing stands on solid ground.

3

NOD YOUR HEAD

Petition filed and, when an entry date is tight, premium processing gets USCIS to decide in weeks. Visa in hand — you enter, you compete, you collect your winnings. Legally.

THE HONEST READ, BEFORE YOU SPEND A DOLLAR

Rodeo is one of the easier sports to document — and officers still deny badly built files. What works FOR you — a sanctioning body with published world standings, documented earnings, circuit and year-end titles, televised finals: exactly the evidence language USCIS reads. What works AGAINST you — entry-fee, win-what-you-place competition raises the same questions officers ask about any open-entry sport, and a foreign athlete hauling U.S. highways all summer on the wrong status is one roadside conversation away from a wrecked record. A competitor with real standings, titles or international credentials usually has a strong P-1A case. The O-1A demands sustained acclaim across multiple evidence categories, and the EB-1A green card is for the sport's world-champion tier. If your record isn't there yet, we tell you that too — that's what the visa check is for.

PICK YOUR PATH

P-1A ATHLETE VISA

$6,000 service fee

For the competitor with a real record coming to ride the U.S. season.

  • Internationally recognized competitors
  • A season of U.S. rodeos = the itinerary
  • Sponsor, contractor or agent-petitioner structures
  • The realistic first category for most athletes
SEE THE FULL P-1A PROCESS

O-1A EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY

$8,000 service fee

For the top of the sport — when the record is deep enough to prove it.

  • Finals-level, sustained records
  • Compete, coach, appear, do media
  • More flexible than P-1A — and a higher bar
  • Built on titles, standings, press and expert letters
SEE THE FULL O-1A PROCESS

EB-1A GREEN CARD

$8,000 service fee

The end game: the extraordinary-ability green card.

  • Permanent residence — self-petitioned
  • No sponsor or employer needed
  • Highest bar, biggest prize
  • Live, compete and build a U.S. future permanently
SEE THE FULL EB-1A PROCESS
Entering U.S. rodeos on a visitor visa? B-1/B-2 rules around competing for prize money are narrow, technical and unforgiving — a denied entry at the border can cost you a season and poison future filings. If that's your current plan, tell us in the form and we'll give you the straight answer on where the line is.

WHY US

Proof, not promises — our practice in one paragraph.

COMPETITION VISAS ARE THE PRACTICE

More than a decade of P-1A, O-1A and EB-1A petitions for world-class competitors — champions, Olympic medalists and internationally ranked professionals across combat, arena and outdoor sports among many others — with published casework on our main site.

PETITIONER STRUCTURE, SOLVED

A petition needs a U.S. petitioner. Rodeo athletes enter as independents — our agent-petitioner structure (through Aventus Visa Agents) is built for exactly that: independent professionals competing across many U.S. events on one itinerary.

HONEST CASE STRATEGY

We grade your record against the actual criteria before you commit. If P-1A fits now and O-1A needs another season of standings, that is exactly what you'll hear — in writing.

Bull riding your only event? Rodeo's bull-riding world overlaps a standalone professional bull-riding circuit — and we run a dedicated visa portal for those riders too: pbr.sherrodsportsvisas.com. Same practice, same honest read, built for the bull-riding-only career.

START YOUR VISA CHECK

Free to submit. Our team reviews every inquiry personally and responds with next steps — usually within 1–2 business days. You'll get an instant email recap of what you sent.

PREFER TO TALK IT THROUGH?

Book a formal one-on-one strategy consultation — your record, your options, your realistic timeline. $500, credited toward the legal fee if you retain us.

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