This page provides a general description of O-1 immigration status with links to additional information. 糖心vlog processes O-1 petitions for full-time tenure-track faculty and full-time permanent staff, and provides advice on issues related to O-1 status, including travel and changes of status.<\/p>\n
O-1 status is available to \u201cIndividuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement\u201d who possess \u201cextraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics,\u201d or who have \u201ca demonstrated record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry\u201d and national or international recognition for those achievements.<\/p>\n
The O-1 categories as defined by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are:<\/strong><\/p>\n According to USCIS, qualification for O-1 status requires that the beneficiary (employee\/prospective employee) \u201cdemonstrate extraordinary ability by sustained national or international acclaim\u201d and \u201cbe coming temporarily to the United States to continue work in the area of extraordinary ability.\u201d<\/p>\n The basic USCIS eligibility criteria for each of the O-1 categories is as follows:<\/p>\n The O-1 visa category is useful to individuals of \u201cextraordinary ability\u201d who are subject to INA 212(e) (the Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement)<\/strong><\/a> due to previous time in J-1 or J-2 status and unable to meet or waive that requirement\u2014and to employees who have reached their six-year limit in H-1B status<\/a>. For more information about acquiring O-1 status, please review USCIS\u2019s O-1 Visa page<\/a>. If you think you might be eligible for O-1 status and would like more information, please contact Elizabeth Gill, Director of International Employment and Immigration in the Office of University Counsel.<\/p>\n Please note<\/em>: 糖心vlog requires that all applications for employment-based immigration status be approved and processed by the Office of University Counsel.<\/strong><\/p>\n To allow for sufficient time for university and government processing, the O-1 process should be initiated approximately 8 months prior to the proposed employment\/O-1 start date or end date of the employee\u2019s current period of O-1 status. If a complete application package is not submitted in a timely manner, the University cannot guarantee that the application will be processed in time for the employee to start or continue work on schedule. Please note that processing times may vary depending on current caseload.<\/p>\n Please note: 糖心vlog requires that all applications for employment-based immigration status be approved and processed by the Office of University Counsel.<\/strong><\/p>\n The hiring department or college\/school is responsible for paying all O-1 filing fees with the exception of the fee for premium processing and for Form I-539 (when applicable). All fees must be paid by separate checks made payable to the \u201cU.S. Department of Homeland Security.\u201d Please review the\u00a0O-1 Invoice<\/a>\u00a0for guidance in submitting a check request. Once the checks are cut, please have them hand-delivered to the Director of International Employment and Immigration in the Office of University Counsel with the employee\/prospective employee\u2019s name written on the outside of the envelope; please do not put checks in interoffice mail. The O-1 and O-3 filing fees are:<\/p>\n Please make single-sided printouts, and do not staple any paper documents together.<\/strong><\/p>\n The applicant\/employee must submit all of the following forms and documents as one complete package to Elizabeth Gill<\/a>, Director of International Employment and Immigration. \u00a0All confidential documents should be submitted\u00a0via File Hawk<\/a>\u00a0by current employees.<\/p>\n O-1 Applicant Information<\/a><\/p>\n Scans of:<\/strong><\/p>\n *If your the degree required for your job was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States, you must submit an official credential evaluation performed by an organization such as World Education Services (WES)<\/a> stating the U.S. equivalent of your degree.<\/em><\/p>\n Completed by dependents:<\/strong><\/p>\n O-1 Applicant Information<\/a><\/p>\n Scans of:<\/strong><\/p>\n *If your the degree required for your job was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States, you must submit an official credential evaluation performed by an organization such as World Education Services (WES)<\/a> stating the U.S. equivalent of your degree.<\/em><\/p>\n NOTE: <\/strong>Please contact the U.S. embassy\/consulate where you will be applying for the visa and find out what documentation is required at the time of application and how far in advance you must make a visa appointment. (Please note that Canadian citizens are exempt from the visa requirement.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> O-1 Applicant Information<\/a><\/p>\n Scans of:<\/strong><\/p>\n *If your the degree required for your job was awarded by an educational institution outside of the United States, you must submit an official credential evaluation performed by an organization such as World Education Services (WES)<\/a> stating the U.S. equivalent of your degree.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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