How long does it take to get an O-1 visa? In most circumstances, processing…

How long does it take to get an O-1 visa?

In most circumstances, processing takes two to three months assuming your application is free of errors or omissions. By filing Form I-907, you can also use the USCIS Premium Processing Service. This will cut your processing time in half to just 15 days, but it will set you back $1,410 in processing fees.

How to pass the O-1 Visa interview?

First of all, make sure you have all the required documents with you and be on time for the interview! Your application may be rejected if any of your responses are wrong, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Practice with your spouse, and make sure that if your spouse is required to participate in the interview, he or she is prepared as well. If you’ve gotten this far in the application process, you have a good chance of getting an O-1 visa as long as your answers are accurate.

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.  

What 3 benefits do I get with an O-2 work visa?

You can do the following with an O-2 visa: 1. Receive your visa fast; 2. Travel freely within and outside of the United States throughout the duration of the visa and 3. Obtain O-3 visas for accompanying family members.

How many O-1/O-3 Visas have been issued recently?

Many O-1 Visas for extraordinary ability and O-3 dependent Visas have been granted in recent years! In the past years, there were more than 20,000 who got their Visa, then around 22,000,  then it went to about 23,000 and later on because of the situation it went down.

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.

Differences between a O-1A and O-1B Visa?

The O-1A Visa is for individuals with exceptional ability in the sciences, education, business, or athletics (excluding the arts, motion pictures, or television industry), whereas the O-1B Visa is for individuals with exceptional ability in the arts or extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry.

Required documents for a O-2 Visa?

The following documents are required for an O-2 visa: a completed visa application form DS-156, a recent photograph of yourself that is two inches square (50mm x 50mm), a valid passport and proof of return to your home country are required. An official agreement detailing the terms and conditions of the services between you and the petitioner, an agreement between you and the holder of an O-1 visa that establishes your professional relationship, proof of a previous professional relationship with the O-1 visa holder, as well as proof that you are able to help the O-1 visa holder!