Friday, February 5, 2016

Find Out If an O-Visa is Your Ticket to America!

America has numerous employment opportunities. If you wish to go to America for work purpose, then before you begin pursuing your dream, you need to decide which visa you should apply for.

If you have excelled in any fields such as arts, science, education, athletics or business, then you can apply for an O-category visa. With this type of visa you can get a temporary work permit to live and work in the United States.

For detailed and specific information on this, you should to get in touch with an immigration lawyer of a reputed law firm like Wildes and Weinberg.

The immigration attorneys will guide you and let you know the different visa options for which you can apply depending on the field you have excelled in.

Listed below are a few facts associated with O visa that will shed some more light on what it entails and help you understand the legal formalities associated with it.

Eligibility Criteria for O Visa -
 
Permits are granted to candidates who have excelled in the field of
  • Arts
  • Science
  • Education
  • Athletics
  • Business

Candidates from television industry or motion pictures are also eligible to apply for this visa.

Types of O visa

This visa is further categorized into four types.

O-1A – Candidates who have excelled in the sciences, education, business, or athletics are eligible to apply for it. But students from the field of arts, motion pictures or television industry are not eligible for it.
O-1B – Candidates with extraordinary ability in field of arts, motion and television industry are eligible to apply for work permit in the United States under this category.
O-2 – This visa is granted to individuals who accompany the O-1 visa athlete or artistic person, for some event.
O-3 –Spouse or children of O-1 visa candidate can accompany them after getting an O-3 visa.

Duration of Visa

Permit to work in America is granted for 3 years, but a candidate can get it extended for duration of one year at a time.

There is no limit for the number of extensions. However, candidates need to prove their worthiness for the occupation they applied for.

Through all stages of the process of getting a visa, the guidance and counsel of an experienced lawyer can prove immensely helpful. So make sure to get in touch with a capable attorney before initiating the process.

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