O-1 Status Petitions For Purchase College SUNY

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The O-1 category is for non-immigrants of extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business, athletics and the arts. An employer must petition on behalf of a prospective O-1 non-immigrant and a job offer must be in place. To obtain O-1 status, immigration rules require that the person be one of the small percentage of individuals in the field who have risen to the top of his or her field of endeavor.