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		anter on Nov 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does w... Would a startup founder with a history of various fairly popular, but not huge projects have a chance applying for an O-1 visa, or do you have to be a celebrity of some sort (in business/science/etc) to get it?

proberts on Nov 12, 2021 [–]

Definitely possible. The O-1 standard isn't as high as the black letter language of the regulations suggests.

anter on Nov 12, 2021 | [–]

Thank you!

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