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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by TheArcane on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @09:47AM (#13530938)
O-1 is only awarded to an exceptional few.
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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by hocuspocus on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @10:05AM (#13531077)
In theory it should. In practice, I have anecdotal evidence that makes me believe you mostly need a convincing immigration lawyer.
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Re:New H1-B Visa bill doubles the salary requirements to $13... by arcticbull on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @12:54PM (#13533182)
Like any bureaucratic form, you just need to check the requirements boxes. There's spirit and practice. Not a whole lot of them get issued but a lot more than intended, though telling people to abuse an O-1 instead of an H-1B seems to be passing the buck.
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