O-1A

Qualifications

Beneficiary must demonstrate extraordinary ability by sustained national or international acclaim and must be coming temporarily to the United States to continue work in the area of extraordinary ability
Must either have obtained a major, internationally-recognized award, such as a Nobel Prize, or evidence of at least three of the following:
- Documentation of receipt of lesser nationally (not necessarily U.S.) or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence in the field of endeavor;
- Documentation of membership in associations in the field of endeavor which require outstanding achievements of their members, as judged by recognized national or international experts in their fields;
- Published material in professional or major trade publication or in the major media about the alien and relating to the alien's work in the field of endeavor;
- Evidence of participation as a judge (individually or as a part of a panel) of the work of others in the alien's field;
- Evidence of scientific, scholarly, or business related contributions of major significance in the field of endeavor;
- Evidence of authorship of scholarly articles in the field, in professional journals or other major media;
- Evidence of performance in a critical or essential capacity for organizations or establishments with distinguished reputations;
- Evidence of having commanded a high salary or other significantly high remuneration for services in relation to others;

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