O-1 Petition - To Upgrade to Premium or Not?

[janetlopezmiranda 1]

Sure, and congrats on your O-1 approval! So basically it was kinda straightforward at the embassy, and he asked the questions I thought he would. It was something like that:

VO: Hi how's it going? First time in the US?

Me: Hi good morning Sir, not the first time

VO: (looked at his screen) oh, it's an O-1 visa, what is that you do? And can I see your I797?

Me: Sure (gave him the approval notice). I'm a musician. I'm a guitar player and singer

VO: ok, how long are you gonna be in the US?

Me: 3 years

VO: and after those 3 years are you gonna be back to your home country?

Me: Yes Sir

VO: what kind of music do you play and where are you going to play in the US

Me: told him

VO: how long do you play the guitar?

Me: told him

VO: (typed some things). OK you are all set, you'll get the passport back in a few days.

Me: thank you have a great week!

VO: you too! No problem!

That's more or less how it went. The VO was super friendly and smiled all the time. Best experience ever. Good luck with your interview! I believe hat if you don't have criminal record in your country or any previous convictions, you should be good!

HELLO JUSTIN I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION WHEN U WENT FOR AN INTERVIEW YOU BROUGHT YOUR APOROVA, NOTice? IS THIS THE APPROVAL NOTICE SENT TO YOU VIA EMAIL OR A SCANNED COPY OF THE APPROVAL NOTICE THAT WAS SENT TO YOUR LAWYERS OFFICE? THANK YOU

[Justin2490 1]

HELLO JUSTIN I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION WHEN U WENT FOR AN INTERVIEW YOU BROUGHT YOUR APOROVA, NOTice? IS THIS THE APPROVAL NOTICE SENT TO YOU VIA EMAIL OR A SCANNED COPY OF THE APPROVAL NOTICE THAT WAS SENT TO YOUR LAWYERS OFFICE? THANK YOU

Hi

So I brought a copy of my Approval Notice, not the original. Till today I don't have the original, it's at my sponsor's office.

I got a nice scan of it via email from my sponsor. Good luck! And keep us posted how good the interview went

[janetlopezmiranda 1]

Hi

So I brought a copy of my Approval Notice, not the original. Till today I don't have the original, it's at my sponsor's office.

I got a nice scan of it via email from my sponsor. Good luck! And keep us posted how good the interview went

Hello there Thank you so ,u n for your response youre so ki d and hope u will be blessed more.

My case was approved may 25 but its already June 1st and still dont have the i 797 aprroval notice. My interview is june 6 i do not know when the i 797 will come.... so if i dont have that by june 6 i have to cancel my interview or re schedule my interview.... im jus nervous everything is being delayed because of the i 797 approval notice

[janetlopezmiranda 1]

Sure, and congrats on your O-1 approval! So basically it was kinda straightforward at the embassy, and he asked the questions I thought he would. It was something like that:

VO: Hi how's it going? First time in the US?

Me: Hi good morning Sir, not the first time

VO: (looked at his screen) oh, it's an O-1 visa, what is that you do? And can I see your I797?

Me: Sure (gave him the approval notice). I'm a musician. I'm a guitar player and singer

VO: ok, how long are you gonna be in the US?

Me: 3 years

VO: and after those 3 years are you gonna be back to your home country?

Me: Yes Sir

VO: what kind of music do you play and where are you going to play in the US

Me: told him

VO: how long do you play the guitar?

Me: told him

VO: (typed some things). OK you are all set, you'll get the passport back in a few days.

Me: thank you have a great week!

VO: you too! No problem!

That's more or less how it went. The VO was super friendly and smiled all the time. Best experience ever. Good luck with your interview! I believe hat if you don't have criminal record in your country or any previous convictions, you should be good!

hello justin,

First of all id like to thank you for all your help about the questions they ask at the consulate I was really prepared and was approved of the visa!!

I have question which is my last question sorry for bothering you. I am currently resigning from my job and it will take 3 months for me to enter the US. After being approved of the visa is it okay for me to enter in September even though my visa is already running since May ?? Did you enter the US right away when your visa got approved?

Id just like to ask you because you might have experienced the same thing.

Thank you very much

[joemme 0]

Hi HollywoodNorth,

Congrats on your O1? I just applied for mine and my lawyer said best to keep it at regular processing. The wait is killing me but my job isn't lined up until January which works.

May I ask what you applied as and how the your case got stronger? Im really hoping my case is strong enough. I have the 3 of the 6 requirements the list on their site so I am hoping its strong enough to get approved. Fingers crossed!

One of my O1's was PP, and I had an answer within a week. No problems.

My second O1 was supposed to be PP as well, but because of confusion [the studio I was signing a contract for was being taken over by another film studio and as a result there was two immigration teams dealing with my O1 case], it was filed normally.

It took about 2 months to process and my start date at the new job was pushed back by 1 month [they kept issuing me new contracts every week].

If timing is critical then PP is worth it IMO.