O Visas
Dallas, Texas Immigration Law Firm
The O-1 Visa is for foreign nationals with extraordinary ability or achievement in the sciences, arts, education, business or athletics. An O-2 is for the O-1 Visa holder’s support staff (primarily to accompany and assist an O-1 artist or athlete). The O-3 is for the O-1”s spouse and children. To qualify for an O-1, the foreign national must be coming to the United States to utilize his or her extraordinary ability or achievement in a job capacity.
O-1 Extraordinary Ability (Science, Education, Business, or Athletics)
The O-1 category applies to a foreign national coming temporarily who has extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business, or athletics (not including the arts, motion pictures or television).
O-1 Extraordinary Ability (Arts, Motion Picture, or Television)
The O-1 category also applies to foreign nationals who are coming temporarily and have extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry.
O-2 Support Personnel
The O-2 category applies to foreign nationals accompanying an O-1 artist or athlete to assist in a specific event or performance. This person would be acting as an essential and integral part of the artistic or athletic performance of an O-1 artist or athlete because he or she performs support services which cannot be readily performed by a U.S. worker and which are essential to the successful performance of the O-1.
O-3 Dependents
Spouses and minor children (dependents) of O-1’s are admitted under O-3 status with the same restrictions as the principal. They may not work in the U.S. under this classification.
At Reyes Bartolomei Browne, we have over 20 years’ experience in helping people with immigration issues. If you are interested in obtaining an O Visa or have any other immigration questions or issues, please call one of our bilingual immigration attorneys for a consultation, or fill out the questionnaire to the right of this page.
O-1 Extraordinary Ability (Science, Education, Business, or Athletics)
The O-1 category applies to a foreign national coming temporarily who has extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business, or athletics (not including the arts, motion pictures or television).
O-1 Extraordinary Ability (Arts, Motion Picture, or Television)
The O-1 category also applies to foreign nationals who are coming temporarily and have extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry.
O-2 Support Personnel
The O-2 category applies to foreign nationals accompanying an O-1 artist or athlete to assist in a specific event or performance. This person would be acting as an essential and integral part of the artistic or athletic performance of an O-1 artist or athlete because he or she performs support services which cannot be readily performed by a U.S. worker and which are essential to the successful performance of the O-1.
O-3 Dependents
Spouses and minor children (dependents) of O-1’s are admitted under O-3 status with the same restrictions as the principal. They may not work in the U.S. under this classification.
At Reyes Bartolomei Browne, we have over 20 years’ experience in helping people with immigration issues. If you are interested in obtaining an O Visa or have any other immigration questions or issues, please call one of our bilingual immigration attorneys for a consultation, or fill out the questionnaire to the right of this page.