What are the required documents for a O-2 Visa? The following documents are required…
What are the required documents for a O-2 Visa?
The following documents are required for an O-2 visa:
a completed visa application Form DS-156,
One recent photograph of each applicant,
two inches square (50mm x 50mm),
with the entire face visible,
A valid passport,
proof of your intention to return to your home country,
An official agreement detailing the terms and conditions of the services between you and the petitioner,
A contract between you and the O-1 visa holder that establishes your professional relationship,
Evidence of a previous professional relationship with the O-1 visa holder, as well as evidence that you are capable of assisting the O-1 visa holder!
How many O Non-immigrant Visas have been issued lately?
In the past years many O-1, O-2 and O-3 dependent Visas have been issued!
Each year there was a good increase in applicants and people were showing more and more interest in these visas but then it gradually went down because of the pandemic.
You can try to change your status to a work-permitting visa if you want to work in the United States.
This means that if you find work in the United States, you can petition to modify your O-3 visa status to something else, such the H-1B visa.
If your request for a change of status is successful, you will no longer be bound to the primary visa holder and will be free to work in the United States under the terms of the other visa.
Who can apply for a O-1 Visa?
To be eligible for an O-1 visa, you must have extraordinary ability as evidenced by sustained national or international acclaim, or a track record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture and television industries, and you must be coming to the United States temporarily to continue work in the field of extraordinary ability.
Are there any travel restrictions on O-2 visa?
The answer to that is no, there are no restrictions on the number of times you can travel in and out of the United States imposed by the Department of State.
Furthermore, you are allowed to travel many other countries besides the U.S. with the O-2 Visa!
With this visa, you can work in the United States for a year and then renew or extend it.
The O-1 visa, on the other hand, is a non-immigrant visa that does not automatically lead to a green card.
You must convert to an immigrant classification to get from an O-1 visa to a green card.
Here are the documents you’ll need for your O1 visa interview at the US consulate or embassy:
Your DS-160 application’s printed confirmation page,
your letter of appointment for the interview,
a valid passport that is valid for at least 6 months after your planned stay in the United States,
a photograph must be taken,
the USCIS’s Approval Notice for Form I-797 and the printed fee for the Machine Readable Visa (MRV).
What is a O-1, O-2, O-3 Visa?
The O-1 nonimmigrant visa is for individuals with exceptional skill in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who have an established record of great performance in the motion picture or television sector that has been recognized nationally or internationally.
The O-2 Visa is for Individuals who will accompany an O-1 artist or athlete to help with a specific event or performance and the O-3 Visa which includes spouses and children of O-1 and O-2 visa holders
