United States: O-1A Visa

Preparing your petition typically takes up to 2 months, depending on your availability, documentation, and how quickly your recommenders respond. Once filed, USCIS standard processing could take around 2-6+ months, but you can speed things up with premium processing, which delivers a decision in 15 business days.

If you're applying from abroad, you’ll also need to attend a visa interview at a US consulate, which can add 1–12 weeks depending on appointment availability in your country.

No, the O-1A visa does not lead directly to a U.S. passport or permanent residency. It’s a non-immigrant visa, meaning it allows you to live and work in the U.S. temporarily – usually for up to three years, with the option to extend in one-year increments.

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However, many O-1A visa holders later transition to a green card through an employment-based immigrant route like the EB-1A for extraordinary ability or EB-2 NIW. Once you hold a green card for a sufficient period (typically five years), you may become eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship and a passport.

So while the O-1A itself won’t get you a passport, it’s often a stepping stone toward long-term U.S. residency and citizenship – especially for top-tier talent with a strong track record.

Most of our O-1A cases come from tech or business professionals and startup founders. We regularly support product leaders, technical executives, growth marketers, researchers in applied AI, venture-backed startup founders, and other innovators building high-impact work in the U.S. Whether you’re a scientist publishing in top journals, or a founder building a category-defining product – we know how to shape your case around your unique story and strengths.

The best way is to request an O-1A eligibility assessment. We’ll look at your profile and see if it fits at least 3 out of 8 official criteria. But numbers alone don’t tell the whole story – context, evidence quality, and how well your narrative aligns with USCIS expectations all matter. We’ll give you a clear, honest breakdown of strengths, gaps, and next steps.

To learn about the package best suited to your situation, please request a personal consultation.

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Our pricing philosophy is simple: we aim to deliver superior quality and depth of work at the best possible price. We are not the cheapest option on the market – but we are significantly more affordable than traditional law firms or old-school professional service providers, while at the same time offering much more.

Why do we believe we offer the best value for money?
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1. No inflated overheads. We work remotely and do not rent expensive offices in London, New York, or San Francisco. With us, you’re not paying for polished wood panels in a main-square office, or for lawyers’ suits and watches – you’re paying for results, delivered in the smartest, most effective, and modern way.
2. Efficient team structure. Our team is distributed across Europe and the US, but not concentrated in the world’s most expensive cities. Just like talent in tech can be anywhere, so can talent in our team. This keeps our salaries competitive while still rewarding excellence.
3. More effort invested. Compared to traditional firms, more people dedicate significantly more hours to your case, ensuring thorough preparation.
4. Proven expertise. These efficiencies allow us to reinvest in building systems and expertise that make us one of the world’s leading teams in Global Talent applications.

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In short: we deliver greater value, deeper involvement, and stronger results – all at a better cost than traditional firms.

We reject far more clients than we take on. Our first step with every client is to carefully evaluate how their profile fits the Global Talent criteria: what strengths they bring, where the gaps are, and whether those gaps can realistically be addressed.

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Only when we are convinced that we can build a strong case with a high probability of success do we propose cooperation. We are always honest about how we perceive your chances and what we can do to improve them:
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• For some clients, we are confident that with the right packaging, endorsement is very likely – and we tell them so directly.
• For others, achievements may be too shallow, uncertain, or open to interpretation. In these cases, even with our best effort, the chances may be closer to 50/50 – and we are clear about that.
• For many, the profile at this stage simply does not meet the threshold. In such cases, we decline to take them on, but we provide practical suggestions on how to strengthen their profile and revisit the application later.

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This way, if we agree to work together, you can be confident that we truly believe in your chances.