Force Private Entrepreneurs Club: membership for the O-1 / EB-1A visa
Association
A reference card from our catalog.
From the organisation's official site
What the organisation itself states on its site force-us.com. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.
- Founded
- According to the site, the Force company and community were created in 2020.
- Country
- USA: a club for Russian-speaking entrepreneurs building businesses in the US.
- Who can join
- Only active entrepreneurs with provable experience scaling a business or launching products or teams.
- How admission works
- Admission is by recommendation, an internal interview and approval; the site says selection is based on sustained results, not on buying access.
- Fees
- Membership is paid, but the club page states no amounts; the fee can be paid only after curator approval and an interview.
- Members
- According to the site, the Force community has 1,500+ entrepreneurs (the whole community, not only the club).
- Geography
- The site calls the community global with its core in the US; living in New York is not required.
Source: the organisation's site force-us.com (pages /, /club), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.
What officers look at: 8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)(ii) - admission terms and bylaws
Membership in Force Private Entrepreneurs Club counts under the membership criterion only if admission requires outstanding achievement judged by recognized experts; paid membership does not qualify.
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Documents and templates from the library
Reference information, not legal advice and not a USCIS decision: the final assessment is the officer's.
Why "Membership" gets refused
Accepted in 12% of challenged petitions (22 of 188); not an approval rate.
The entry requirements do not amount to outstanding achievement. A fee, years of experience, a degree or a member’s referral is not the threshold this criterion demands.
All refusal grounds and the sample