Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 visa requests

Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by pb7 on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @02:51PM (#46606818)

Why does someone doing OF need to be in the country? You can upload pictures from anywhere.

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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by joe_mamba on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @02:58PM (#46606934)

Because once you move to live in the US (or any other country) then you become tax liable there and every gov wants more net taxpayers.

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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by SoftTalker on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @03:35PM (#46607518)

Yeah this is the reason. People who earn a lot of money pay taxes and aren't a burden on any social services. More, please.

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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by klipt on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @02:35AM (#46613374)

> aren't a burden on any social services

Until they retire and need end of life Medicare which is very expensive.

That's why some countries like Dubai have devised a work visa system that lets people work for decades but never lets them become citizens so Dubai can kick out the moment they stop working, before they need end of life care.

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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by MaxPock on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @12:37PM (#46619165)

Only one percent of onlyfan models make money

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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by tantalor on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @07:13PM (#46610521)

It's not that they need to be in the country; they want to be in the country.

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Re:Influencers and OnlyFans models are dominating U.S. O-1 v... by cromka on Thursday January 15, 2026 @07:21PM (#46641428)

I guess they branch out to more traditional porn industry, even if it's not obvious from their profiles?

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