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  1. Milou82
    Got it! I heard people still get rejected on final merits because the future employers are not distinguished… while they accepted all criteria. But it might be the case they are not following the law properly. oh no, I added more press, some more performances I’ve done with reviews, and my album release with reviews.
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    Well do they not want to know if your future employers are distinguished? yes, I have - critical reviews - national awards - interviews and mentions in magazines and newspapers - album release - some tv and radio performances
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    I have an agent (arts organization) petitioning for me this time. why does it make a difference? I’m not on my phone 24/7
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    I have an (external) agent. The employer is not my agent. Does it mean I need 40 hours or..?
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    Partly the same, some new evidence. Like I said, my evidence was a mess, not structured, cover letter was more of a capillary rather than a letter with extensive legal argument. Basically referring to tabs and not explaining what and why. At least things are a lot more comprehensive now plus some new evidence, about every single detail. Will they not scrutinize a lot more and look back at my previous denied case?
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    Hello, I’m looking for some hope! I applied for an O1B before, my lawyer didn’t do a good job, got a harsh RFE rejecting all criteria. Responded to RFE - the response was very skimpy, no legal argument, no case law, evidence was a total mess, which eventually led to a denial. I have a new lawyer now, but I’m so nervous. I hear different things, one lawyer says a denial affects the likelihood of approval of the subsequent petitions, another lawyer says previous denial has no bearing on future filings. Did anyone here get approved after a previous denial?
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    Thanks for this!
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    Future work has to be 40 hours a week? performing musicians can never work 40 hours week. Also taken into account we need to practice and these hours are never compensated. I have an agent but they are not my sponsor.
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    No she is talking about future employment…
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    Gotcha. Yes I have some awards for significant recognition, interviews in newspapers, magazines, album (self) release and album reviews, critical reviews. but my lawyer still suggests to have 2-3 contracts that is 40 hours total.. doesn’t make sense
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    Hello, I’m applying for an O1B visa as a classical pianist. I have one music school job for 3 years covered 20 hours a week, but it’s not fulltime. How do I cover the missing 20 hours a week? It is uncommon for us classical musicians to perform at one and the same venue multiple times a year. And we even don’t schedule so far ahead for 2026, 2027.. Any here who applied for an O1 visa as a musician?
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    You mean when you have the interview? I worry because of what happened with the people who went up and back many times on ESTA.
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    O1
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    Hi! I was in the US for medical purposes in 2022 for 6 months and in 2023 for almost a year bc tried to change status from B2 to O1. I eventually left bc it was a risk if I got a denial. My case got denied but I wonder if the previous long stays affect future filings? According to my attorney I did not violate, nor overstay bc we filed CoS timely. I heard from 2 other cases they got denied bc they traveled in and out too many times on ESTA.. apparently they didn’t like this. Anyone has any experience with this? Thanks
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    Hi I’m looking to apply for O1B visa. Can anyone recommend a good attorney specialized in artist visas? thanks
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