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- Is an O1 possible with my profile? Masters from a top 4 school 185k base 2-3 patents + 1 publication (~20 citations) SWE
- Microsoft O1 My OPt just started but I want to get O1 if H1b is not accepted. What is Microsoft policy for O1 in first 6months/1 year as I don’t want to wait for 3 years. I am applying for green card and won’t be able to extend STEM OPT. Thanks!
- O1 visa Have anyone got O1 in last one year. How long it took for your company. Does govt shut down affect processing time. My company is filling it for me next month. Will Eb1 be easy from O1 rather than H1B. Thanks!
- O1 visa eligibility I have 100+ citations on my research work during undergrad and masters. I haven’t been active since and got a few invitations to review papers at top conferences like ICCV, CVPR and WACV but didn’t take part in the peer review process. Is O1 a likely path for me? No awards for the papers either. Ju
- O1 lawyer recommendations? Past experience from people who’ve successfully crossed that bridge much appreciated 🙏 #workvisa #o1 #lawyer
- 221G for an O1 Visa application I got a fricking 221 G for an O1 visa application. 125 citations and 50 peer reviews. The email reads "Your case requires additional information to continue processing. Please provide the information outlined in the attached file." Blind Tax : 330 K
- O1 visa cost If there is any O1 visa holders - what was the total amount of money you spent on it? #o1 #workvisa
- O1 premium processing Does USCIS usually use the full 15 days or is the expected time faster than 15 days?
- o1 visa referrals hey fam, working in my own o1 visa. And I was asked to make a couple of referral lettera from people working in a big company. im woundering now if anyone made it before? and if so, should it be from people you do know or it might be pretty much anyone?
- O1 transfer at FAANG I m an ex entrepreneur with O1 visa. Got a Product Manager’s job at FB. How easy it is to get it transferred? Any ex entrepreneur with O1 who’s in corporate job at present? Please share your experience of possible!
- O1 visa qualification How are the usual ways do tech people get qualified for O1 visa?
- O1 visa lawyer recommendation For those of you who went through O1 visa. Can you recommend a good lawyer/ law firm for O1 visa application? TC:🥜🥜 #workvisa #lawyer #recommendation
- O1 visas? Does anyone have it? Was it super hard to get? Can you share your experience?
- O1 Visa or TN does anyone know which Visa is better for Canadian to work in the US O1 or TN in terms: 1) changing companies? 2) getting green card 3) eligibility for work for my spouse? 4) renewal process 5) processing time #visa #tn #o1 #canada
- Premium processing for O1 Hi, has anyone ever applied for a premium processing for the O1 petition? How long did it take before the USCIS got back with an approval?
- O1 Visa Process Has anyone recently applied for O1 visa from India? I have an offer from Google and they have filed for the O1 petition. I was told that once the petition is approved I will have to take an appointment with the embassy in India to get the visa approved. However, when I checked the visa appointment w
- Employer for O1 How is it difficult to find a job if I get an O1 visa?
- Changing employer on O1 When changing employer on an O1 visa. Will the new visa be valid again the initial 3 years or will the visa just keep running or something else? Second question is travel outside the US needed to activate the new visa? #workvisa #o1
- O1 Visa at FB Anyone here who has O1 visa at FB? I just signed my offer today. I hold O1 visa and I m wondering what will be my odds of getting it approved? Their legal team had checked my papers before my second round and had given an approval is why I progressed further. But still wanted to understand what are
- O1 or L1 VISA? Hi, I am Indian and have access to both and wanted to get advice on the following: - I have the O1 approved. Can anyone who is already on O visa comment on how easy are the renewals? Do you have to show continued research papers/publications/patents? I don’t have a strong enough case to go into EB
- Switching companies on O1 visa Currently on F1, my company is going to file an O1 visa for me but I'm a little hesitant. I have a few questions about it. Have consulted with a couple of immigration law firms but did not get the answers. Can anyone answer these for me: 1. How difficult is it to switch jobs while being on an O1
- O1 premium processing timeline Did anyone file for O1 visa in premium processing recently? Can you please share the timeline? My case was received by USCIS on October 29. It is being processed in California service center. #workvisa #o1 #premiumprocessingo1 #californiaservicecenter
- I GOT THE O1! The past 3 months have been nerve wrecking and this is such a relief ... If anyone has any O1 questions let me know (O1b in particular)
- O1 Visa with little experience? Has anybody here got an approved O1 despite relatively little experience? Apple is submitting a petition for me and they usually seem to have a high approval rate. YOE: ~2 (including internships)
- O1 Visa Interview Experience Hi gang, I was previously on an L1A and the questions were very basic like "What does company X do? What is your title? is your wife coming with you?" and the whole process took less than 5min. I heard that O1 interviews are a lot more difficult and they grill you more. is that true? My O1 visa in
- Eb1 after O1 approval? Hello all, Working as a ML Scientist just got O1 approved after being unselcred a three times in H1B lotttery. I asked company lawyers for Eb1 but they seemed not positive but they did O1. Got selected with. O RFE. My question is are chances better to move o1 to eb1. If fragomen doesnt apply s
- EB1 after O1 approval?? Hello all, Working as a ML Scientist just got O1 approved after being unelected a three times! I asked company lawyers for Eb1 but they seemed not positive but they did O1. Got selected with. O RFE. My question is are chances better to move o1 to eb1. If fragomen doesnt apply should i do it my
- O1 and own company? Has anybody openned their own company and come using it to the US with O1?
- O1 transfer for Fb Hi I already hold an O1 visa (already transferred twice). I got an offer from FB and I will need to transfer my visa. The lawyer said that it will take 3 months for the process. my joining date is 16th Aug. Anyone here who holds O1, can you please share how long did the process take? #workvisa
- Company referrals / O1 visa Hello! I have 8+ y.o, remote TC 200k+ , worked as L6 at Amz before and have 5 criteria's for O1 visa application. Worth to mention that I already working a great O1 lawyer. Currently looking for exciting engineering opportunities on the West Coast at FANG/startup. Processing time for visa will b
- H1b Vs O1 I have access to both. What are pros and cons of these two visa types. I am married and wife is on dependent visa.
- O1 visa chances urgent Hello, I recently received a job offer from Microsoft to work as an applied scientist. The lawyer set up my o1 petition since I currently live in Italy. I have a PhD in graph based learning from an Italian university, spent one year as a visiting student at the states. I have 11 papers, 235 citation
- O1/EB1 for an ex-athlete Hey guys, I am an international (born in India but grew up in a first world country in NA/Europe). I am working in the US on a OPT visa after my non-tuition masters at a uni here in the States. I played rugby for my country’s U20 team but had to retire at 19 due to multiple concussions. Can I be
- H1b to O1 visa! I did my masters in US and I am on H1b with 7 yoe. I am into bio tech field ans currently work on academic H1b visa. i got an offer from a for profit company and they are ready to sponsor but not ready to wait till next october (have to go through regular H1b lottery since i am on academic H1b). My
- AMA about EB1A, EB1B and O1 visa. I had the recent privilege of getting my EB1-B. I first hand know how harrowing this wait and process is. In order to give you all of the information and research I have done, please ask any questions you may have about EB1A, EB1B and O1 visa.
- O1 visa and change company How easy is it for an immigrant with O1 visa to change jobs (companies and roles)? Let say, from scientist to SWE. Do recruiters and HCs prefer immigrants with gc instead of other visa types? TC:260k
- AMA about NIW, EB1A, EB1B, O1 Just recently got greencards for my whole family. Looking back at the whole process, from the first O-1 application in 2018 in order to move from Germany to US, then self NIW petition (140 approved in 5 month) and company-sponsored EB1B (140 approved in 3 days with PP) right before the pandemic, an
- O1 + NIE chances/experiences (from Europe) I just signed an offer from Facebook (in the US) and am in the process of preparing the O1 visa documents. I have a CS PhD, 20+ peer-reviewed papers with 200+ citations. Two papers have received mid-tier awards (~best short paper). For the past 3 years, I have worked in a small German company, and
- Amazon O1 visa process for ex amazonians I recently got a call from an Amazon HR person from seattlle. He offered me an opportunity to move back to Amazon on an O1 visa. Can someone throw some light on weather amazon sponsors o1 visa for sde2. I left amazon as SDE1 in 2018 due to some personal reasons .
- Anyone successful in getting O1 ? Do the needful and revert back on your experience , yours faithfully
- Possible to convince company to file for EB1 instead of O1? I’m planning to move to the US (currently interviewing with FB, Apple and another Google team internally). I don’t have a university degree so the only visa I’m eligible for is O1. However I was reading that EB1 is almost the same as O1 and in my case I’m eligible for premium processing so I will be
- Anyone with recent experience with O1 visa?? My company be applying for O1 visa soon (dint get h1B :( ) but I have to travel two months later so concerned about two things. What are the current timelines for O1 visa with premium processing and RFE? Is it a big concern if I have to by counselor processing? This my last attempt for H1b for ha
- how long it takes for o1 visa I applied through the premium processing. And it’s exactly 15 days now, but there’s no reply from USCIS. Curious how many days it took you to obtain an O1 visa after you’ve submitted the case. Tnx
- How hard is it to get O1 visa for junior software engineer? I am a foreigner and looking for a mobile SWE job in the States as a junior SWE (1 YOE, no masters degree). H1B is extremely difficult to get, so I'm looking for other options as well. Many people suggest O1 as an alternative, but is O1 recommendable to someone with little experience as me? I'm c
- vote H1B vs O1 for better shot at EB-1A I have a shot at applying for both H1B and O1. Given that I’d like green card in this lifetime (yes, I’m Indian) I’m eventually planning to apply for EB-1. I’m curious if having O1 VISA gives me a better shot at EB-1A than an H1B? YOE: 5.5 TC: 300K #tech
- Does Microsoft sponsor your GC on O1 category? Just wanted to know if Microsoft would sponsor my GC application for O1 category? I'm a SDE Has anyone else have gotten it done before?
- vote How easy is it to get EB-1A after O1? The requirements are “more” stringent is what I’ve read. But once you get the O1 approved how easy is it to get EB1A (as opposed to H1B)? Is there anyone here who’s EB-1A is rejected after the O1?
- How difficult is it to get an O1 visa? In the current scenario, have the O1 visas been affected too? How tough is it now? Profile - undergrad engineer - founded a company as CEO, raised investments, became profitable and sold it for a few million dollars.
- can one work in amazon/microsoft on O1 visa ? posting for a friend who got laid off from a marketing firm, but didnt have blind profile so can’t post. If you have an O1 visa (a.k.a extraordinary ability visa) that isn’t linked to your employer, can you work at Amazon? #workvisa #o1 It’s a special work authorisation visa. please help! before
- got my 2nd O1. keep pushing it guys! I got my first O-1 visa 6 months ago. Being laid off shortly after I moved to the US, I had just two options. Move back to my home country, since it was not easy to find a company that will sponsor my O-1 petition during covid. Or make my best and try to get a multi-agent O-1 visa. Today I got it.