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Agent petition: what it is

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Agent petition: definition

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An agent petition is the way to file an O-1 without a single classic employer: the I-129 petitioner is an agent acting on behalf of multiple clients or of the beneficiary. Freelancers, artists and people with several projects file this way.

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

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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

All glossary terms

A reference definition, not legal advice. Requirements and procedures depend on your case - verify on uscis.gov.

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