Signature Petition to Help eSports Players Attain US Visas Reaches Goal
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition to the White House to the effect that “other eSports should be considered ‘legitimate’ sports in order to let players come and compete in the United States.”
The petition came after William “Leffen” Hjelte got his P1 visa application denied after the US government decided that the fighting game title Super Smash Bros “is not a legitimate sport.”
Danny “Shiphtur” Le of Canada became the first professional eSports player to be granted a P1 visa, allowing him to practice with his team in the United States. However, other players from titles such as Call of Duty and Counter-Strike are not as lucky and with the number of major events in the USA increasing day by day, the visa issue is proving to be a problem.
With the petition needing 100,000 signatures for a reply by the White House, people from different gaming communities joined together to sign the petition.
The goal has been reached as of press time.
The petition can be found here.
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