O-1 Nonimmigrant Status for Persons of Extraordinary Ability or Achievement
USCIS is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify how they evaluate evidence to determine eligibility for O-1A nonimmigrants of extraordinary ability. Primarily, the focus involves persons in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields. Additionally, the policy guidance seeks to clarify how USCIS determines whether an O-1 beneficiary’s prospective work is within the beneficiary’s area of extraordinary ability or achievement.
