How to apply for the O-3 visa? You must complete numerous stages in order…
How to apply for the O-3 visa?
You must complete numerous stages in order to apply for an O-3 visa.
You can apply with the principal visa holder (O-1 or O-2) or after they have received their visa.
If you don’t apply jointly, you’ll have to wait until your spouse or parent receives their O-1 or O-2 visa from the US Embassy before you can start the application process.
You must also apply at a U.S. Embassy in your home country. After this you will have to attend the visa interview after scheduling it.
For the visa interview, you must bring your documents file and you will be interviewed by an official at the U.S Embassy where you have applied.
You will be asked questions regarding your background, education, and purpose of visit to the U.S.
You must emphasize your relationship with the primary O-1 or O-2 visa holder.
If your spouse or parent has an O-2 visa, you must also establish ties to your home country to prove that after your visa expires, you will return.
What kind of Visa is a O-2?
The O-2 work visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows O-1 visa holders’ essential support staff in the sectors of athletics, entertainment, motion picture, and television production to enter the United States and participate in official activities.
Personnel in the sciences, business, or education are not eligible for this position.
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.
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.
The O-1 Visa requires the following documents:
a valid passport;
a 2×2 inch photograph;
and the Form I-129, which should be filed by your employer or agent.
Proof of exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, business, education, or athletics, or exceptional achievement in the motion picture industry; a written advisory opinion from a peer group or a professional in the beneficiary’s field of expertise;
a copy of any written contract between you and the petitioner, as well as an explanation of the nature of the events or activities, their beginning and ending dates, and a copy of any itinerary for the events or activities.
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.
If your petition is authorized while you are currently outside the United States, you will be required to go through consular procedures.
This means you’ll need to schedule an appointment with the US consulate or embassy in your native country to meet with a consular officer for an interview.
You must complete the DS-160 online nonimmigrant visa application and bring the confirmation page, as well as a valid passport and any supporting papers, to your interview.
Make sure to inquire about which documents should be carried to the interview with your O-2 visa lawyers.
Can I extend my stay while on O-2 visa?
On an O-2 visa, you can ask for a stay extension.
Extensions of up to one year may be granted to continue or complete the same event or activity for which you were admitted to the United States, plus an extra ten days to allow you to settle your personal affairs.
