What are the O-1A and O-1B Visas? An O visa is a non-immigrant temporary…
What are the O-1A and O-1B Visas?
An O visa is a non-immigrant temporary worker visa granted by the US to an alien with exceptional 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 for those achievements.
Individuals with extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business, or athletics (excluding the arts, motion pictures, or television industry) are eligible for an O-1A Visa, whereas those with extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry are eligible for an O-1B Visa.
How many O Visa applications have been accepted?
Many Non-immigrant O Visas have been granted in recent years (these include O-1, O-2 and O-3 Visas)!
The number of applicants started gradually increasing each year, as interest went up, but then they started going down drastically because of the current situation.
The required documents for the O-1 Visa are the following:
the Form I-129 which should be filed by your employer or agent;
a valid passport; a 2×2 inch photography;
proof demonstrating your extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, business, education, or athletics, or extraordinary achievement in the motion picture industry;
a written advisory opinion from a peer group or a person with expertise in the beneficiary’s area of ability;
a copy of any written contract between you and the petitioner, the petitioner must provide an explanation of the nature of the events or activities, the beginning and ending dates for the events or activities and a copy of any itinerary for the events or activities.
What are the steps to obtain O-2 visa?
Here are the steps you need to take:
A petition must be filed by the U.S. company who is hiring an O1 or O2 visa holder to start the immigration process,
fill out the DS-160 form and return it to the IRS.
After this you must pay the Visa fee.
Schedule your visa interview appointment, gather the documentation you’ll need and go to your interview.
Which questions are asked in a O-2 Visa interview?
After submitting all of the necessary documents, the consular officer will ask about your personal life, employment background, current employer, and goals once you arrive in the United States.
What matters is that you are prepared for these inquiries and that you answer them honestly.
You can enter the United States under O-2 status if the officer allows you.
Do you need a sponsor for O-1 visa?
Other work visas frequently need an employer to be the sponsor, but this is not always the case with the O-1 visa.
The majority of beneficiaries are still sponsored by their firm or employer, but others are sponsored by an individual U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident acting as an agent.
How to extend your stay with a O-3 Visa?
You can file Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, if the principal visa holder (O-1 or O-2) files for an extension. Extensions are granted in one-year increments, with no limit on the number of times you can request.
Who can apply for a O-2 visa?
People whose help must be a “integral aspect” of the O-1A visa holder’s performance, who have significant skills and expertise with the O-1 visa holder that are not of a generic character and cannot be readily performed by a U.S. worker, qualify for an O-2 visa.
