O-1 job letters

[TiredOfThis1902 0]

Hi there 

 

The majority of my O1 material is with my lawyer, but a friend of mine lost their job and is no longer able to write me a letter of intent. I now only have 2, which doesn’t seem like enough (I’m a writer btw). Anyone else here a writer/journo who did an O1? How many letters did you have? 

 

Also, did any anyone in my field obtain their green cards this way? 

 

Thanks! 

 

[Coco8 1,042]

It depends on the job and the field. I know someone who had 10 letters. 

 

You should ask your lawyer. 

 

Consider that getting an O-1 means you do not have to go through labor certification for a green card so your credentials have to be credible.

Edited December 14, 2017 by Coco8

[TiredOfThis1902 0]

5 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

It depends on the job and the field. I know someone who had 10 letters. 

 

You should ask your lawyer. 

 

Consider that getting an O-1 means you do not have to go through labor certification for a green card so your credentials have to be credible.

Hey, thanks for the response. What field were they in? 

[Coco8 1,042]

1 hour ago, TiredOfThis1902 said:

Hey, thanks for the response. What field were they in? 

 

Postdocs in biomedical and in engineering.  

[lms 50]

I had 21 Deal Memo's / Job offers over the course of the next 3 years (I included job offers outside the US - it is important that they see you are busy/needed/respected in your field - and you can make that case with not only jobs inside the US but also outside of the country. I mean, think about it: O1 is a dual intent visa, but you don't have to move to the US and can travel in and out with it as often as you like).

I got approved after an RFE. 

I had about 50 pages of press/publications (for the RFE I made an Excel sheet with all the circulation info and unique visitors on the websites of the publications, so I hit them with numbers) and 14 Letters of Recommendation (re-wrote 8 for the RFE and got an additional one). 

I submitted 4 invoices that were 10k or higher. 

 

I am a photographer and Art Director. Hope that helps!

 

 

Edited December 20, 2017 by lms

[HollywoodNorth 22]

I had 8 Letters, the lawyer rejected 1 of the 8 since it was a bit light compared to the other 7.  I had no issues getting my O1B.  I work in the entertainment industry and had about 15 film credits at the time and worked for a few major studios so having a big name on the job application probably helped [I was already working for them under an H1B].

 

2 Letters seems light to me unless the rest of your evidence is super strong, I'd seek more letters but that is my opinion.

 

 

[Boiler 46,059]

9 hours ago, HollywoodNorth said:

I had 8 Letters, the lawyer rejected 1 of the 8 since it was a bit light compared to the other 7.  I had no issues getting my O1B.  I work in the entertainment industry and had about 15 film credits at the time and worked for a few major studios so having a big name on the job application probably helped [I was already working for them under an H1B].

 

2 Letters seems light to me unless the rest of your evidence is super strong, I'd seek more letters but that is my opinion.

 

 

Did Harvey provide one?

[ChiUK 10]

On 12/20/2017 at 4:33 PM, lms said:

I got approved after an RFE. 

I had about 50 pages of press/publications (for the RFE I made an Excel sheet with all the circulation info and unique visitors on the websites of the publications, so I hit them with numbers) and 14 Letters of Recommendation (re-wrote 8 for the RFE and got an additional one). 

I submitted 4 invoices that were 10k or higher. 

Hi...

I'm awaiting response to my returned 01 RFE...

How long did it take for the USCIS  to respond to yours

 

thanks 

 

( and to the poster....I submitted 12 letters of recommendation)