On September 17, 2020 USCIS announced that it consolidate policy guidance on the O-1 visa in the USCIS Policy Manual. The USCIS Policy Manual is the agency’s centralized repository for USCIS’ immigration policies. The Policy Guidance on the O-1 visa classification…
Jenny ZhanOctober 26, 2020
The O-1B visa is for foreign nationals (aliens) who have demonstrated extraordinary ability by sustained national or international acclaim in the arts or extraordinary achievement in motion picture or television industry. To qualify for an O-1B visa, you will have to submit…
Jenny ZhanJuly 24, 2020
The O-1B visa is for foreign nationals (aliens) who have demonstrated extraordinary ability by sustained national or international acclaim in the arts or extraordinary achievement in motion picture or television industry. To qualify for an O-1B visa, you will have…
Jenny ZhanJuly 9, 2020
The O-1 visa nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who possesses extraordinary ability in certain fields. For more information about O-1 visa petitions, please click here. The O-2 nonimmigrant visa is for accompanying aliens who are coming temporarily to the United States solely to assist…
Jenny ZhanJuly 2, 2020
If you are an artist and you want to apply for an O-1B visa, you will have to demonstrate that: You received a major national or international recognized award such as Emmy or Grammy, or You meet at least 3 of these requirements.…
Jenny ZhanJuly 1, 2020
No. There is not limit as to how many times you can renew your O-1 visa and there is no limit as to how many years you can spend in the U.S. on an O-1 visa. You can keep renewing…
Jenny ZhanJune 30, 2020
If you are currently in the U.S. on an O-1A or an O-1B status and you want to change your employer, you can do so, but your new employer will have to file a new O-1 petition with USCIS. You…
Jenny ZhanJune 30, 2020
If you want to apply for an O-1B visa, you will have to demonstrate that you have an extraordinary ability in the field of arts. Many of our clients ask us what extraordinary ability means and whether they have to…
Jenny ZhanJune 29, 2020
The O-1 visa nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who possesses extraordinary ability in certain fields. For more information about O-1 visa petitions, please click here. For the O-1 visa, you can be sponsored by either an employer or by an agent. O-1…
Jenny ZhanJune 25, 2020
The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who possess extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who have a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry and has been recognized nationally…
Jenny ZhanJune 12, 2020
O-1 visa is a great visa for individuals who possess extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who has a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry and has been recognized…
Jenny ZhanJune 11, 2020
Many of our new clients think that they can automatically get an O-1 visa for 3 years. This is a common misconception. The immigration regulations state that O-1 visa holder can come to the U.S. to perform services relating to…
Jenny ZhanMay 18, 2020
O-1 visa is a great visa for individual who possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who has a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry and has been recognized nationally…
Jenny ZhanMay 15, 2020
As part of your O-1B extraordinary ability visa process, you may obtain expert opinion letters from certain key individuals. Considering the importance of the letters, it is worth the time and effort to seek expert opinion letters from experts who…
Jenny ZhanApril 28, 2020
f you are an artist and you want to apply for an O-1B visa, you will have to demonstrate that: You have an extraordinary ability in the arts which has been demonstrated by national or international acclaim, and You are…
Jenny ZhanApril 10, 2020
The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who possess extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who have a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry and has been recognized nationally…
Jenny ZhanApril 3, 2020
We just had an O-1B visa approval for a design professional that focuses on window displays. The visa was was approved for 3 years and the national was from Italy. The applicant applied using premium processing and the application was…
Jenny ZhanMarch 26, 2020
The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who have a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry and has been recognized nationally…
Jenny ZhanAugust 30, 2019
One common question that comes up in relation to the O-1 visa is whether an applicant needs a job offer commanding a high salary, or in a case where the applicant is being sponsored by an agent, employment engagements with…
Jenny ZhanJuly 18, 2019
USCIS announced on September 14, 2018 that, effective immediately, USCIS has created a venue to accept copies of negative consultation letters directly from labor unions regarding current or future O nonimmingrant visa petition requests. O-1 and O-2 nonimmigrant visas are…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 14, 2018
The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals who possesses extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who have a demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry and has been recognized nationally…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 12, 2018
Scott Legal, P.C. just had an approval for a senior executive in the health care field. The O-1 visa aw approved without an RFE and the applicant was majority owner of the sponsoring entity. While an O-1 applicant cannot file…
IanScottAugust 6, 2018
One of the most important components of a successful O-1 petition is the submission of reference letters from experts in the beneficiary’s field of extraordinary ability. In fact, they form the backbone of many O-1 petitions, as the expert writers…
Jenny ZhanMarch 30, 2018
Foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States based on their extraordinary ability in the arts will need to prove to the Government that they have risen to a level of distinction in their field of ability. The standard is…
Jenny ZhanMarch 30, 2018
Scott Legal just had an O-1 visa approved for a Model. The application was approved for 3 years for modeling work done with a beauty brand company. You can set up a consultation by clicking the link below. To find out…
Jenny ZhanMarch 5, 2018