AMPTP Guidelines and Instructions
Notes:
To ensure timely processing, please submit your payment and submission at the same time to avoid any interruptions or extended turnaround times. Submissions and payments received on different days may cause delays.
AMPTP Cover Letter:
A cover letter addressed to the AMPTP, including a name, email, and phone number where we may reach you.
AMPTP Advisory Letter Request Form(s):
An AMPTP Advisory Letter Request Form (linked above) for each production to be included in the advisory opinion letter.
Form I-129:
Must be signed.
USCIS Petitioner’s Letter:
Must be signed and dated.
Deal Memo(s):
Signed deal memo and/or contract. See the AMPTP Guidelines linked above for specific instructions on what must be included.
Resume/IMDb and Other Required Background:
See the AMPTP Guidelines linked above.
AMPTP Cover Letter:
A cover letter addressed to the AMPTP, including a name, email, and phone number where we may reach you. For multiple O-2s, you do not need to include a separate cover letter for each O-2.
AMPTP Advisory Letter Request Form(s):
For a single O-2, an AMPTP Advisory Letter Request Form (linked above) for each production to be included in the advisory opinion letter. For multiple O-2s, one request form for each production. You do not need to include additional forms for each O-2.
Form I-797:
The O-1’s Form I-797 Notice of Action (if the O-1 beneficiary has already been granted a visa).
Form I-129 (+ Attachment 1):
Must be signed. For multiple O-2s, please also provide an "Attachment 1" for each additional O-2.
USCIS Petitioner’s Letter:
Must be signed and dated. For multiple O-2s, you do not need to include a petitioner’s letter for each O-2.
Deal Memo(s):
For each O-2 beneficiary, a signed deal memo and/or contract. Refer to the AMPTP Guidelines linked above for specific instructions on what must be included.
Resume/CV and/or IMDb:
For each O-2 beneficiary, a resume/CV and/or IMDb.
Effective August 4, 2025, our processing fee will be 500ドル and we will no longer accept payment via check or money order; all payments must be made with a credit card.
Please be advised that we will not begin to process your submission until we have received the fee payment.
Effective August 4, 2025, please email a single, combined PDF of the required documents listed above to immigration@amptp.org, as we will no longer accept hard copy submissions.
Please be advised that we will not begin to process your submission until we have received the fee payment. Be further advised that any missing, incomplete or unclear submission materials will significantly delay letter processing.
Our current processing time for O-1 visa letters (as well as letters containing a single O-2 beneficiary) is approximately 10 business days from the date we receive payment of the processing fee.
Processing time for visa letters containing multiple O-2s is approximately 14 business days. We do not accept requests for letters containing more than 30 O-2 visa beneficiaries.
At this time, we do not offer expedited processing. We kindly ask that you do not email us to inquire about the status of your request until 10 business days (14 business days for O-2s) after you have paid the processing fee.
Do NOT Send
The AMPTP is not the appropriate management organization to provide a consultation letter for fields/roles outside of the motion picture and television industry. While the AMPTP can issue a letter to that effect, please consider whether such a letter is necessary or beneficial to an O-1 or O-2 petition before submitting a visa advisory letter request to the AMPTP. If we receive a submission regarding a beneficiary that we are not the appropriate management organization to provide a letter for, please be advised that we will not refund the processing fee.
The fields/roles that the AMPTP is not the appropriate management organization to issue a letter for include, but are not limited to, the following:
If your field/role is not listed above and you are unsure whether the AMPTP is the appropriate management organization to issue a consultation letter, please email us at immigration@amptp.org
You may reach us by telephone at 818.995.3600.
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