NIL Advisory · International Athlete Compliance & Opportunity

NIL without borders.
Kairos creates opportunity.

καιρός · The right moment. The right framework.

Kairos Sports Group is the only firm dedicated to helping international student-athletes on F-1 visas fully participate in NIL — with the legal infrastructure to do it safely and the deal network to make it real.

25K+
International D1
Student-Athletes
$0
Federal DHS Guidance
on F-1 NIL Activity
2025
House v. NCAA
Settlement Active
The Gap

Your compliance staff
can't do this.

Compliance staff are built to manage risk — reviewing deals, flagging issues, saying no. That's essential. But nobody on your staff is proactively sourcing NIL opportunities for your international athletes, maintaining F-1-specific legal relationships, or building the infrastructure for them to actually benefit from NIL. That's the gap Kairos fills.

No F-1 Specific Legal Relationships
Most schools rely on general counsel who aren't NIL immigration specialists. Kairos maintains dedicated F-1 legal partnerships that your compliance staff simply doesn't have access to.
Zero Deal Generation for International Athletes
Compliance staff approve or deny deals — they don't source them. Your international athletes are leaving real NIL money on the table because nobody is actively building opportunities for them.
A Growing Institutional Liability
With zero federal DHS guidance and post-House v. NCAA deal volume increasing, every unstructured F-1 NIL deal is an exposure your compliance team isn't equipped to catch.
What We Do

Beyond compliance.
Into opportunity.

We protect your international athletes from risk — and actively build the NIL opportunities your compliance staff was never designed to create.

01
Compliance Audit

A full review of your international athletes' current NIL activity against F-1 visa restrictions — identifying exposure before it becomes a problem. The lowest-risk entry point for any program.

Entry Point
02
AD Retainer

Monthly advisory support with a dedicated F-1 immigration legal backstop — the specialized resource your compliance staff doesn't have and can't easily build on their own.

Core Service
03
Deal Facilitation

We actively source and structure brand partnerships for your international athletes — something compliance staff was never designed to do. Real NIL income, properly cleared for F-1.

Athlete Upside
04
Compliance Workshops

Staff and athlete education sessions led alongside immigration legal counsel — building institutional knowledge and athlete awareness your compliance team keeps long-term.

Education
The Recruiting Edge

Become the school
international athletes choose.

Top international recruits talk to each other. A program known for protecting its F-1 athletes — with a real NIL compliance infrastructure — becomes a destination. Schools that get ahead of this now build a structural recruiting advantage that compounds over time.

🌐
Global Recruiting Pipeline
Word travels fast in international athletic communities. A reputation for supporting F-1 athletes in NIL makes your program the obvious choice for top international talent.
🤝
Athlete Trust & Retention
International athletes who feel protected and supported stay engaged, perform better, and become ambassadors for your program abroad.
🏆
Institutional Differentiation
While peer programs scramble to catch up, your department operates with a framework already in place — a clear signal of institutional leadership.
How It Works

Simple to start.
Built to scale.

I
Compliance Audit
Review your international roster and current NIL activity to identify exposure. No commitment required.
II
Framework Build
Custom F-1 NIL compliance protocol tailored to your program's specific roster and deal structure.
III
Ongoing Support
Monthly retainer with immigration legal counsel on call for every F-1 NIL question your compliance team faces.
IV
Deal Flow
Brand partnerships sourced and fully cleared for your international athletes — upside without the risk.
Get Started

Compliance protects.
Kairos delivers.

A 20-minute call is all it takes to see exactly where your international athletes stand — and what they're missing out on.

Schedule a 30-Minute Call