Agent petition: what it is
Updated: Author: Alina Kanametova
Agent petition: definition
Key answer
The O-1 has no self-petition, but the agent route (or a petition through your own company) gives similar flexibility in practice. An agent petition includes the agent agreement, a work itinerary and letters of intent from the clients.
How to work with an agent and what the letters of intent must contain is in the KB; the 'O-1 for yourself' options are compared on a separate page.
Agent petition: the official source
Agent petition: what to do - tools
Agent petition: read next
Agent petition: documents and templates from the library
Agent petition: from community discussions
«It's not about what legal status a person currently has in the US; the question is if the grounds for EB1 are considered valid for O1 by USCIS, then everything is good. You can talk to the attorney who handled your O1; maybe for a small fee, they are willing to process EB1 for you. There are options without attorneys, but that's not a great suggestion. It's better to pay for quality work and sleep peacefully.»
Alina · from public community chats
«If you're a member of an organization and attach this - it'll count toward well-advanced. Or it won't count, if the officer has a question about this organization. It's like with articles: it can be 0, or it can be 100.»
Anna · from public community chats
«Look at the criteria, they're written in general terms regardless of profession: leading role, contribution, media and publications, association membership, judging, salary. Are you satisfying them? Then go ahead. Then the variety begins: athletes can realistically satisfy judging and membership, scientists - publications and contribution through citations, media personalities - publications about them in the press.»
Irina · from public community chats
Personal opinions of community members from public discussions, not legal advice.
Agent petition: related terms
A reference definition, not legal advice. Requirements and procedures depend on your case - verify on uscis.gov.
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