The following article by Mary Jordan was posted on the Washington Post website March 1, 2018:
People who demonstrate “extraordinary ability” are eligible for what is known as the “Einstein” visa. First lady Melania Trump was granted an EB-1 visa in 2001. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post)
In 2000, Melania Knauss, a Slovenian model dating Donald Trump, began petitioning the government for the right to permanently reside in the United States under a program reserved for people with “extraordinary ability.”
Knauss’s credentials included runway shows in Europe, a Camel cigarette billboard ad in Times Square and — in her biggest job at the time — a spot in the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated, which featured her on the beach in a string bikini, hugging a six-foot inflatable whale. Continue reading “Questions linger about how Melania Trump, a Slovenian model, scored ‘the Einstein visa’”