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  • Writer's pictureRoger Nayar
    • Jul 26, 2022
    • 1 min read

O-1A Visa Policy Change - Anything and Everything Helps.

O-1 nonimmigrant status is available to persons of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, business, education, and athletics, and persons with a record of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television (MPTV) industry.


The USCIS recently updated the policy manual to include the following example to the non-exhaustive list of factors considered by the USCIS officers in determining the totality of the beneficiary's O-1A eligibility. The example is as follows:


"The record establishes that the beneficiary is named as an investigator, scientist, or researcher on a peer-reviewed and competitively funded U.S. government grant or stipend for STEM research. This type of evidence can be a positive factor indicating a beneficiary is among the small percentage at the top of the beneficiary’s field."


Specific Section in USCIS Policy Manual: Volume 2 > Part M > Chapter 4 > Section C, O-1A Beneficiaries in Sciences, Education, Business, or Athletics

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