O-1

English

Noun

O-1 (plural O-1s)

  1. (US, law) A visa granted to temporary alien workers with exceptional abilities.
    • 2025 July 24, “Work visas for the United States: price, requirements, duration, and how to apply”, in CNN en Español‎[1]:
      The O-1 visa is for individuals who have extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, or who can demonstrate extraordinary achievements in the motion picture or media industry and have been recognized for those achievements. […] US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stipulates that to qualify for an O-1 visa, the beneficiary must demonstrate extraordinary ability recognized nationally or internationally.

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Further reading

Chinese

Etymology

From English O1 + minus sign.

Adjective

O-1

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) in their first homosexual relationship

See also

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