by Adrian Pelaez | Mar 30, 2011 | Artists Big News, Immigration News, New Regulations, The O1 Visa, Visas Q&A
We had the pleasure of participating in a teleconference held by USCIS on March 24, 2011, specifically on the issue of “Agents as Petitioners” for O1 visas, which in and of itself will be a topic for future discussion, as there was a tremendous amount of light shed on...
by Adrian Pelaez | Dec 10, 2010 | Artists Big News, Green Card, The O1 Visa, Visas Q&A
There is a substantial amount of confusion and opinions on this particular topic. Let’s clarify it. The Green Card process based on your Extraordinary Ability is a two step process. First, an individual must file an I-140 Petition and satisfy certain criteria...
by Adrian Pelaez | Dec 1, 2010 | Artists Big News, The O1 Visa
We are very excited that we have just acquired the www.O1visa.com domain, and this will serve as our new blog domain. We hope to continue bringing our readers more useful information about obtaining O visas and immigration news in general. As always if you would like...
by Adrian Pelaez | Oct 21, 2010 | Artists Big News, New Regulations, The O1 Visa, Visas Q&A
The US Consulate in the United Kingdom will allow Visa Reissuance for certain O-1 and P-1 visa applicants without the applicant having to appear in person for an interview with a consular officer. So who is exempt? If when you last applied for an O1 or P1 visa, you...
by Adrian Pelaez | Sep 25, 2010 | The O1 Visa, Visas Q&A
A Consultation Letter also known as an Advisory Opinion letter or a NO Objection letter is a letter from a peer group (including labor organizations) or a person who is designated by the group with expertise in the beneficiary’s area of ability who determine...
by Adrian Pelaez | Sep 1, 2010 | Artists Big News, Immigration News, The O1 Visa
The Los Angeles Times has obtained statistics from USCIS comparing nonimmigrant visa decision rates between the California Service Center (CSC) and the Vermont Service Center (VSC). For our purposes we will focus on the O1 and P1 Visa classifications. Some...
