If you are not yet at a high level in your career, then proving your EB1 Green Card application may be difficult and you may decide to concentrate on the O-1 visa. It is still very possible that you may be approved. MORE…
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Attorney Guide – Extraordinary Visa Specific
If you are self petitioning and don’t feel confident in your abilities in arguing your own case, of course, hire an experienced attorney. There is a lot of work involved in the application, most of which you have to do on your own anyway.
Visa Communities
We found these particular websites fantastic for O1A visa, O1B visa, NIW and EB1 Green Card advice.
Reddit
Trackitt
ImmiHelp
Immigration.com
AM22Tech
Best Practices: first search for what you need to know before you post your own question.
28 Reasons why O-1 Visa and EB-1 Green Cards are rejected or denied
These are the main reasons that Artist Visa and Green Cards are rejected or denied: 1. Incorrect interpretations of the USCIS criteria 2. Combining criteria arguments on the petition letter 3. Petition letter does not match the evidence 4. Fraudulent evidence
5. Missing evidence…
How do you get a US Extraordinary Green Card?
We each got our EB-1 Green Card in different fields; arts, science, athletics, business – the basic process was the exact same. It is a formula and a process. As this Green Card is for ‘Aliens of Extraordinary Ability’ a First Employment-Based Preference (EB-1A or EB1-EA) American visa it is a self sponsored visa meaning you don’t need a company or person or labor certificate to support you.
EB-1 Green Card Requirements 2025
The USCIS have devised these requirements to relate to all professions as this visa is not just for the arts but also for the sciences, education, business, and athletics – this can mean that not all criteria relate to your profession.
They judge your application using a two part analysis, the first – do you satisfy the base criteria, and the second – “final merits examination” wherein your career and art are reviewed from an overall perspective to see if you are an artist they want in the USA.
O1 US Artist Visa WARNING – ACTORS ONLY!
Actors need to be aware of the issues with the O visa. No other occupation is having these problems. US Film Studios; ABC, Sony, NBC Universal etc. do not accept the O visa. If you can go straight for the EB-1 Green Card, it might be…