As the H1B cap has been reached, many qualified applicants have to file an O1 in order to work for a private employer. We have helped a lot of companies and research institutes obtain the O1 status filed on behalf of their alien workers. Most significantly, the O1 visa is a viable option for J1 holders who are subject to the Two-year Home Country Residency.
In our article titled O-1 Visa: An Alternative to H-1B, we have an in-depth analysis of the O1 and its criteria.
This article will discuss an O1 visa application which was approved in three days.
Dr. Y is a research professor of computer sciences holding a J1 visa in the US. Since Dr. Y was unable to obtain a J1 waiver while her J1 status was reaching its maximum, based on reviewing Dr. Y’s credential, we therefore recommend an O1 visa application, which will allow Dr. Y to stay and work in the US in her field of expertise. Her family dependents will be granted O3 visas as well.
Dr. Y received her B.S and M.S in computer science in China, and subsequently her Ph. D in Computer Science in the US.
Dr. Y authored and co-authored more than thirty publications. These publications included articles in journals with high impact factors, invited articles, and abstracts in conference proceedings, including Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing, IEEE Network, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications, etc. Given the fact that a substantial number of publications are published in conference proceedings, we explicitly stated that the timeliness of publishing and exchanging ideas has become one of the most ultimate desires among researchers in computer science and technology. It has been the norm that most researchers seek to publish their new and essential research findings and results through top international conferences. In addition, to ensure conference quality, many of the conferences accept papers in full length with a quality that matches the best journals. A rigid double-blind peer review has been adopted to ensure the quality of the papers submitted for publication.
Dr. Y’s research is clearly being referenced by others within the area of her specialization, as the work has been favorably cited more than one hundred (100) times by other researchers in the field according to Google Scholar and CiteSeer. Another indicator of Dr. Y’s stature in the particular field of knowledge is frequent invitations to serve as a reviewer for leading scientific journals and conferences. Dr. Y has received a number of prestigious scholarships in China, including Chinese Government Scholarship and one provincial Science and Technology Progress Awards.
We provided ample evidence to establish that the employer is an accomplished research institute and that the research position filled by the beneficiary requires proven extraordinary ability in the field of wireless communications and networking. We further argued that Dr. Y has made groundbreaking research discoveries in the study of security and privacy of mobile wireless networking, which hold tremendous implications for cyber security.
Together with other compelling documents, seven well drafted expert opinion letters were submitted.
The O1 was submitted with a request for premium processing on June 6, 2006 and was approved on June 8, 2006. Since Dr. Y was unable to obtain a J1 waiver, she and her family members were ineligible for an O1 and O3 status. Instead, they had to apply for O1 and O3 visas in a US consulate abroad.
With our carefully prepared O1 visa application package, Dr. Y and her family members successfully received their O1 and O3 visas in US consulate in Canada and returned to the US to continue her teaching and research.