Worldwide Business Alliance WBA: membership for the O-1 / EB-1A visa

From the organisation's official site

What the organisation itself states on its site wba-alliance.com. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Organiser

Worldwide Business Alliance a.s.b.l., a non-profit association registered in Luxembourg (RCS F12929).

Founded

The charter page gives the association's registration date as 27.07.2026, while the site footer shows 2020-2026.

Country

Luxembourg (registered office).

Who can join

Business owners, top managers and entrepreneurs; criteria: 5+ years in an executive role, awards, patents, publications or memberships, a contribution to the field, reputation.

How admission works

Reading the documents, an extended application with portfolio, an online interview with a vice president, and a vote of founders, board, trustees and expert council; the charter lets the board decide without giving reasons.

Membership levels

Plans: WBA ONLINE, WBA Business and WBA Executive (head of a country office); the charter also defines members, associate members of classes A, B, C, and honorary members.

Fees

Prices page: 1,000 EUR, 2,000 EUR and 4,000 EUR a year (ONLINE, Business, Executive).

Members

According to the site, 6,500+ members in 35+ countries.

Geography

According to the site, the alliance is present in 35+ countries; its working language is Russian.

• The form on the application page shows different prices: 3,500, 1,500 and 800 EUR a year.

Source: the organisation's site wba-alliance.com (pages /charter, /about, /kriteriivstuplenia, /prices, /, /resident), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.

Facts from open sources

Active since

2020 [© notice on the site]

Membership terms

page on the site [own site]

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