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Can I apply for O-1 after filing DS-260?

Key answer

You can, but it is a gray zone: the DS-260 is formal immigrant intent, the O-1 is only relatively tolerant of it, and the consul decides. The consulate sees approved immigrant petitions in the system. The community has both smooth approvals and extra loops - no one guarantees the outcome.

Community answers

The answers below are translated from the original Russian - the language of the community chats.

  • A very 'risky' topic: DS-260 equals immigration intentions, O-1 seems to be a dual intent visa, but it depends on how the consulate decides.

  • In theory - yes. There were those who said that the approved I-140 is seen in the system, and that also impacts, even without the filled DS-260. An equation with unknowns: it can go smoothly, or it could result in a curve for money and time.

  • The tolerance of O-1 to immigration intentions is enshrined not in law, but at the regulatory level - therefore, interpretations can vary on site, and you may not even know about it.

The answers are anonymized community experience from the public chats, not legal advice. Officers may decide similar cases differently.

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