US AGENT SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS

Please fill out the form below so that we can include the pertainent details of the US Agent Agreement to support your visa petition.

GET STARTED BY FILLING OUT THE IN-TAKE FORM

Print Out Supporting Documents for the Petition

*Vermont Service Center is coming soon

I-129 Form Instructions

1. Petition information package bloew includes information necessary for the petitioner parts of the form

2. Please leave information black for revenue questions on the I-129 form (USCIS does not require this to be filled for US agent representative questions

3. Please use the North Carolina Address for California Service Center Filings and the Washington, D.C. for Vermont Service Center Filings

Petitioner Letter and Filing Instructions

1. Please make sure the US Agent Filing Language Below is Prominently Feature on the Support Letter included with the petition. Similar language is included in the template co-management agreement

   • SDS Sports Agency asserts that the contents of this petition are true to the best of their knowledge and belief. 

   • SDS Sports Agency agrees to accept service of process on behalf of the beneficiary.

   • SDS Sports Agency and parties associated with this petition agree to secure reasonable travel for the beneficiary in the event that the visa is terminated early. 

   SDS Sports Agency will also add additional engagements to the itinerary for competitions, sponsors, promotional activations, media-related activities, and other related marketing opportunities as they become available. The petitioner also hereby consents to represent the beneficiary to participate in opportunities procured by his talent agent(s) and foreign manager(s)

2. Please feel free to use this language in your support letter as an about us

   SDS Sports Agency was founded by Sherrod Seward, an award winning international businessman, sports attorney, and industry professional, in North Carolina in 2020. SDS Sports Agency is a talent management company that focuses on the needs of niche sports and entertainment professionals. SDS Sports Agency helps maximize the branding potential of its clients in the United States by providing access. SDS Sports Agency works with international talent agents and entertainment related companies to market athletes and sports professionals that are renowned internationally. SDS Sports Agency clients routinely have their competitions and engagements viewed all over the world through well established media networks. SDS Sports Agency prides itself on facilitating to clients the opportunity to be successful in the United States and looks forward to continuing to grow while serving the needs of the world’s best talent. 

   
   

   Sherrod Seward, the founder of SDS Sports Agency, has a vast history in international sports business and marketing. Sherrod learned the sports management/marketing business through mixed martial arts. His international management career began through independent research with one of the best sports law attorneys in the nation and co-managing/consulting with the area’s best fighters such as Brian Rogers (Bellator Middleweight), Jessica Eye (#2 Flyweight in the world), Stipe Miocic (former UFC World Champion), and many others. Sherrod has also served as a liaison between mixed martial arts and corporate america as the Corporate Partnership Director for North American Allied Fight Series and a business consultant for many promotions all across the nation. In his role as Corporate Partnerships Director, he facilitated sponsorship activations in new markets, VIP experiences at events, negotiated broadcast agreements, and much more. 

   
   

   List of Internationally known Talent Sherrod has associated with includes: 

   • Beneficiary 

   • Meena Kumari (Amateur Combat Sports World Champion)

   • Jackson Alves De Souza - Muay Thai Fighter

   • Rory Young Professional Poker Player

   • Suzanne Brooks Professional Barrel Racer

   • Daren Millard - World Renowned Sports Broadcaster

   • Albert Mensah - Africa Boxing Champion

     
     

3. Finishing Touches and Signatures

   1. We will send signed I-129 and G-28 forms to the client or the client’s representation

   2. Please have original documents sent to client’s representation we will electronically forward documents sent to our office

   3. We will electronically sign necessary information for the petition to be completed and sent to USCIS