Got a job at blizzard! but i need help
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Hey guys,
I recently signed my contract to be a 3d artist on the starcraft team and i couldnt be more excited to get started!
It is a dream come true and such a big motivator/reminder to me that Im on the right track of becoming a good artist.
With everything signed the only thing holding me back is securing a working visa to enter the US
Im applying for an o1 visa that requires me to prove my competence through awards, features, publications etc but one of them is recommendation letters from people within the games industry.
I dont have a lot of actual game-industry experience so in that aspect my reach for people who could write one for me is limited. But what I do have is a lot of you amazing artists that work at high profile studios out there that might have seen my work over the years and that have seen the effort Ive put in becoming a better artist.
I know its a long shot but I would be eternally grateful to any of you whod be willing to take some time to write such a letter for me in order to raise my chance of getting approved for the o1 visa.
If youd be willing to do this for me hit me up and I can supply you with a template letter and more support on writing it.
And thanks to all of you for the support over the years , I wouldnt have gotten this far without it !
I recently signed my contract to be a 3d artist on the starcraft team and i couldnt be more excited to get started!
It is a dream come true and such a big motivator/reminder to me that Im on the right track of becoming a good artist.
With everything signed the only thing holding me back is securing a working visa to enter the US
Im applying for an o1 visa that requires me to prove my competence through awards, features, publications etc but one of them is recommendation letters from people within the games industry.
I dont have a lot of actual game-industry experience so in that aspect my reach for people who could write one for me is limited. But what I do have is a lot of you amazing artists that work at high profile studios out there that might have seen my work over the years and that have seen the effort Ive put in becoming a better artist.
I know its a long shot but I would be eternally grateful to any of you whod be willing to take some time to write such a letter for me in order to raise my chance of getting approved for the o1 visa.
If youd be willing to do this for me hit me up and I can supply you with a template letter and more support on writing it.
And thanks to all of you for the support over the years , I wouldnt have gotten this far without it !
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It's also a huge help to participate in 3D challenges like unearthly challenge, domwar and so on. I think all in all the O1 is all about publicity in your field.
Getting your art on the frontpage of popular 3D sites also help a ton.
Again, i'm no expert but a lot of my co-workers and friends have the O1 and the stuff i mentioned above is how they got it or at least helped them along the way.
Odd question, but isn't blizzard capable of getting you this visa or have they told you it is your responsibility? I know our company does this for employees they hire and because it goes through a big company corporation the process usually goes much faster.
I would try asking Blizzard attorneys about the J1's, they could bring you in easily and then switch to H1B right after.
Blizzard and an attorney are working my case and the first thing we`re going to try to get is the o-1 visa. I`ve gotten a list of things that will help raise my chance of securing one and coverletters are one of them.
The H1b visa would take another year in order for me to go to the US so thats why whe are trying to secure the o1 first.
MartinH : those are things i`m also gathering/ working towards to!
I hope you can get the visa sorted out.
Congratz tho dude :thumbup: