I Am a Leader: membership for the O-1 / EB-1A visa

From the organisation's official site

What the organisation itself states on its site xn--d1achl2a9f.xn--p1ai. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Organiser

Association of Cultural and Business Figures "Ya Lider" (ADKB), registered in Moscow.

Country

Russia, legal address in Moscow.

Who can join

Individuals and legal entities that accept the charter and pay the fees; foreign nationals if lawfully present in Russia.

How admission works

The Association Council decides within a month on an application to the Director plus a questionnaire and may refuse without reasons; it admits "the most outstanding figures" as judged by Council members.

Membership levels

Categories: individual, associate (non-profits), corporate (companies) and honorary members; honorary members pay no fees.

Fees

Entry fee: 10,000 roubles for individual and associate members, 50,000-150,000 roubles for corporate ones; annual fee: 20,000 roubles and 60,000-270,000 roubles.

• Preferred criteria: documented skills, awards, publications, speaking, a role no lower than head of department, references; recommendation letters are welcome.
• The membership and fees regulation was approved by the founders' general meeting on August 8, 2023.
• The privileges page addresses both ADKB members and residents of the Centre for Strategic Communications at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, offering publication in Melon Rich and Finance Times.

Source: the organisation's site xn--d1achl2a9f.xn--p1ai (pages /adkb.html, /vstupit.html, /assets/files/polozhenie-o-chlenstve-associacii-2.pdf, /uslugi/preferencii.html), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.

Facts from open sources

Membership terms

page on the site [own site]

Collected automatically from the sources shown, checked 2026-09-09; not a USCIS assessment.