O1 Visa for University Professors

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O1 Visa For Professors: How to get one and what it is

BENEFITS

An O-1 Visa Professor can live and work in the US for upto 3 years, and renew indefinitely.

They can go to school, hold concurrent O-1 Visas, and pursue a green card.

The O-1 Visa holder can travel freely.

Their spouse and minor chilren (under 21) can come to the US to live and go to school on the O-3 Visa, but not work.

CRITERIA FOR O1 VISA PROFESSORS

A University Professor must show that they meet at least (3) of (8) criteria AND have a job offer. However, most Professors meet the same 3-4 criteria when applying. It's important to remember that the criteria are a checklist and not a "weighted" system. Once you meet three, you're in. A person who meets 3 criteria gets the same visa as a person who meets 8 criteria. Further, meeting a criteria is a pass/fail endeavor, and there is no credit given for partially fulfilling one.

Which O1 Criteria University Professors Should Focus On

Let's look at the criteria that a University Professor usually applies under. The first two criteria, Authorship and Organizations, are met by most Professors. The criteria below that, Judge, Salary, and Associations are the other criteria that University Professors usually apply under, although rarely for all of them in the same application. Beneath that is the final criteria that is possible, but very rarely applied for by College Professors: Awards, Contribution, and News Media.