O-1A

English

Noun

O-1A (plural O-1As)

  1. (US, law) A visa granted to temporary alien workers with exceptional abilities in science, education, business or athletics.
    Hypernym: O-1
    Coordinate term: O-1B
    • 2014 April 3, Machir Stull and Matthew Denhart, “Visas for excellence: Tanaka & fixing immigration”, in New York Post‎[1]:
      The O-1A non-immigrant-visa program lets people of “extraordinary ability or achievement,” including top athletes, work here on a temporary basis. […] O-1A and P-1A visas are for athletes; the equivalent for non-athletes is the H1-B visa for high-skilled workers.
    • 2025 July 24, “Work visas for the United States: price, requirements, duration, and how to apply”, in CNN en Español‎[2]:
      There are two subcategories for O-1 visas:
      O-1A: Individuals with extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business, or athletics.
      O-1B: Individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievements in the motion picture or television industry.

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