Why some weak O-1s are getting approved

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Been getting a lot of “weak” O-1s approved, mostly from smaller companies.

All thanks to Policy Manual updates, which have diluted the importance of prestige factors.

Once three criteria are checked off, things tend to move swiftly to a final merits determination.

I’ve also been making national interest arguments in the O-1s I’ve filed, which anecdotally have helped a lot.

Part of the reason why I keep telling everyone that 2024 will be the year of the NIW - because USCIS favors immigrants who can contribute to areas of national interest. This is influencing other visa categories too.

#o1 #o1visa #immigrationfuture #immigrationlawyer #immigration #immigrationlaw #greencard #visa

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This post is by Amber G. Davis. She started her career working at a boutique immigration firm before moving on to two different large immigration firms (one of which is one of the largest immigration firms in the world). She’s advised numerous high-tech companies of all shapes and sizes, from startups to top ten Fortune 500 companies, and from nonprofits to companies in the IPO process. She now runs Waypoint Immigration USA, representing only individual employees for EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, O-1, etc. and is well-known on LinkedIn with 7.7K+ followers.

Want to get in touch with Amber? You can reach her at amber.davis@waypointimmigration.org or through a LinkedIn connection note (Amber’s LinkedIn profile).