What can international athletes do to earn an income while playing for their schools?

What can international athletes do to earn an income while playing for their schools?

The 2024 WNBA draft will occur on Monday, April 15 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. The league invited 15 prospects to participate in person, four of whom are international athletes, which is roughly 27%. With skyrocketing viewership, talent and international fans, it would stand to reason that NCAA basketball is an internationally recognized level of performance, but the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) begs to differ. Kirby Lee of USA TODAY Sports spoke with Ksenia Maiorova, Partner at Green and Spiegel, U.S. for additional insights.

 

 

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