Documentary Requirements

The I-129 O-1A Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker

The O-1A petition must be accompanied by:

• An offer of employment (Offer Letter or Notice of Appointment)
• An Advisory Opinion - a letter from a trade or consulting organization or a reputable peer group attesting to the beneficiary’s sustained reputation of extraordinary ability. If there is no applicable peer group, one may provide letters from experts in the field attesting to the beneficiary’s extraordinary ability.

Documentary Requirements for O-1A, Extraordinary Ability Status

The individual must either demonstrate a one-time achievement at the caliber of an Olympic Medal or Nobel prize or satisfy at least three of the following criteria:

• Receipt of lesser nationally and internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence in the field of endeavor
• Membership in associations in the field that require outstanding achievements of their members, as judged by experts in the field
• Published materials about the individual in professional or major trade publications or appearance/published materials about the individual in other major media
• Participation, either individually or as part of a panel, as a judge of the work of others in the field (including having served as a reviewer/referee for articles to be published, on discussion and advisory panels, etc.)
• Original scientific, scholarly, artistic, athletic, or business-related contributions of major significance in the field
• Authorship of scholarly articles in the field, as published in professional or major trade publications or other major media
• Serving in a critical or essential capacity for organizations or establishments that have a distinguished reputation; and/or
• Commanding a high salary or other significantly high remuneration for services, as compared to others in the field