O-1 Visa Sample Cases from our office

We have received an approval for an O-1 for a pharmaceuticals scientist employed by a small company.  The case was approved without an RFE where we clearly showed the advanced nature of the work and the qualifications of the beneficiary.  The outcome of O-1 visa petitions is always unpredictable, and, as a practical matter, more so where the employer is a very small company.  Despite its size, the company was engaged in highly specialized and advanced level work.  In addition to the beneficiary’s qualifications, the nature of the work was probably decisive in tipping the balance in our favor.

We won an O1 Visa for the applicant who is known world wide for his expertise is in the area of solid organ transplant pathology. He was working as a surgeon at a prestigious institute. We offered evidence to show that he is part of the small percentage in his field that have achieved the highest level of success and thus is known throughout the world as one of the best surgeons in his specialty. We submitted opinion letters from various world-renowned experts describing the innovative and pioneering results of this applicant's work. While continuing to conduct surgery, this applicant also engaged in significant research and published his extraordinary findings in prestigious scholarly medical journals. His list of contributions to the field was extraordinary, defining him as one of the true leaders in his field. 

 We obtained an O1 for an applicant who achieved a Master in Bonsai technique.  He had apprenticed under one of the premier experts in Japan.  We offered letters from field experts praising the applicant's work and noting his extraordinary artistic abilities.  We also provided documentation of the applicant's participation as a trade show "featured artist" which is an honor only bestowed on the very best in the field.

We first obtained an O1 for this applicant by identifying his talents and expertise to be a cut-above his colleagues with similar educational and work experience.  This applicant received a prestigious international award which set him apart from other research scientists in his field.  He was noted for ground-breaking work in drug addiction research.  We obtained recommendation letters from world experts and they noted that this applicant was one of the few researchers in the field who had achieved the highest level of success and had become a world leader in drug abuse research.  We later filed and won an EB1 - Outstanding Researcher case for this applicant based on the same findings.  Additional current recommendation letters were sought and submitted along with an offer of employment letter from his current employer.