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What immigration options are available for people with extraordinary ability or achievement?

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the main visa category for people of
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extraordinary ability is the O one visa
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there are two categories of that visa o
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1a for people who possess extraordinary
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ability and the sciences business
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education or in the athletic field and
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then there’s the O 1b category for
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people who possess extraordinary ability
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in the arts or motion picture or
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television industry these are for people
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who have accomplished a lot in their
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respective fields and it’s a very good
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option for those that might not be
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eligible for other types of visas or
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might not have one the h-1b visa lottery
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and you can demonstrate your
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extraordinary ability by showing that
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you meet at least three out of eight
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criteria things such as having won
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awards of prestige having written
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scholarly articles that are cited – or
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that appear in in publications of wide
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circulation having developed unique or
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original scientific work or
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entrepreneurial work whatever in
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whatever feel that you’re involved in
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and then having other people in the
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industry talk about your work and what
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it’s meant to the field and how you’ve
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risen to the top of the of the field now
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those are just some of the criteria
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there’s eight in total and if you meet
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three then
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the Immigration Service will then look
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at the totality of the evidence and
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taken together make a determination
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whether or not you’ve met the criteria
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401a eligibility it can be extended for
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three year periods or one-year periods
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after that unless you can show that
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there’s been some change or reason that
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you’re oh one should be amended and then
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can be extended for three year
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increments as opposed to the the one
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year it’s a very useful visa for those
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that are eligible to then use as a
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stepping-stone to perhaps applying for a
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green card as well now one of the things
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that can qualify you for an OVC is a
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major award like a Nobel Prize or a
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Olympic gold medal and if you have one
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of those then usually that’s that’s
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enough you’ve shown that you’ve risen to
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the top of your field but for those that
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don’t sadly have to award an award such
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as as one of those big ones then you can
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rely on your work as a whole their body
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of work in your career to show that you
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have risen to the top of your profession
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Cambridge, MA immigration lawyer Michael Haven explains what immigration options are available for people with extraordinary ability or achievement.

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