StarCraft II Gamer Receives US Pro-Athlete Visa

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @10:31PM from the do-you-even-push-buttons? dept.

dotarray writes "The world's first professional StarCraft II gamer has been granted a five-year pro athlete visa for the United States, making Kim 'viOLet' Dong Hwan the first of his kind. viOLet was one of the first gamers to apply for the P-1A visa when they were introduced in July. The new paperwork doesn't mean that he can live permanently in the U.S., but it does mean he'll be treated like other (more traditional) athletes, able to easily enter the country temporarily to participate in tournaments."

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Ackbar says by Joce640k · 2013-12-11 22:42 · Score: 2, Funny

It's a trap!

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H1B Visas and now this? by Vitriol+Angst · 2013-12-12 02:01 · Score: 1, Funny

Can't this country produce quality game players of it's own?
Who would have thought America would have fallen so far that our couch potatoes are getting replaced by imports.

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Not so Fast by puddingebola · 2013-12-12 02:16 · Score: 3, Funny

He just tested positive for Red Bul,l taurine, Monster Energy drink, and NoDoz. Banned.