Part M - Nonimmigrants of Extraordinary Ability or Achievement (O)
Resources
59 FR 41818 (PDF) - Temporary Alien Workers Seeking H-1B, O, and P Classifications Under the Immigration and Nationality Act--Correction
8 CFR 103.2(a)(1) - Submission and adjudication of benefit requests
8 CFR 103.2(b)(19) - Notification
8 CFR 103.2(b)(8) - Request for Evidence
8 CFR 103.3 - Denials, appeals, and precedent decisions
8 CFR 214.1(c)(5) - Decision in Form I-129 or I-539 extension proceedings
8 CFR 214.1(l)(2) - Period of stay
8 CFR 214.2(o) - Special requirements for admission, extension, and maintenance of status (aliens of extraordinary ability or achievement)
8 CFR 214.2(o)(1)(i) - Aliens of extraordinary ability or achievement
8 CFR 214.2(o)(1)(ii)(A)(1) - Description of classifications, extraordinary ability
8 CFR 214.2(o)(1)(ii)(A)(2) - Description of classifications, extraordinary achievement
8 CFR 214.2(o)(1)(ii)(B) - O2 classification
8 CFR 214.2(o)(10) - Admission
8 CFR 214.2(o)(12)(ii) - Extension period
8 CFR 214.2(o)(13) - Effect of approval of a permanent labor certification or filing of a preference petition on O classification
8 CFR 214.2(o)(16) - Return transportation requirement
8 CFR 214.2(o)(2) - Filing of petitions
8 CFR 214.2(o)(2)(ii)(C) - Evidence required to accompany a petition
8 CFR 214.2(o)(2)(iv) - Other filing situations
8 CFR 214.2(o)(2)(iv)(B) - Services for more than one employer
8 CFR 214.2(o)(3)(ii) - Definitions
8 CFR 214.2(o)(3)(iii) - Evidentiary criteria for an O-1 alien of extraordinary ability in the fields of science, education, business, or athletics
8 CFR 214.2(o)(3)(iv) - Evidentiary criteria for an O-1 alien of extraordinary ability in the arts
8 CFR 214.2(o)(3)(v) - Evidentiary criteria for an alien of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry
8 CFR 214.2(o)(4) - Petition for an O-2 accompanying alien
8 CFR 214.2(o)(5) - Consultation
8 CFR 214.2(o)(6)(iii) - Approval and validity of petition
8 CFR 214.2(o)(6)(iv) - Approval and validity of petition
8 CFR 214.2(o)(7) - Notification of Decision
8 CFR 214.2(o)(8)(ii) - Automatic Revocation
8 CFR 214.2(o)(9)(ii) - Appeal of Revocation
8 CFR 248.1(a) - Change of Nonimmigrant Classification-General
8 CFR 248.3(a) - Requests by petitioners
8 CFR 248.3(g) - Denial of application
8 CFR 274a.12 - Classes of aliens authorized to accept employment
INA 101(a)(15)(O) - Extraordinary ability in arts or athletics
INA 101(a)(46) - Definition of “extraordinary ability” in the arts
INA 214(c) - Admission of nonimmigrants
Appendices
No appendices available at this time.
Updates
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify how USCIS determines whether an O-1B beneficiary is evaluated as a person of extraordinary ability in the arts (O-1B Arts) or as a person of extraordinary achievement in the motion picture or television industry (O-1B MPTV).
This technical update replaces all instances of the term “alien” with “noncitizen” or other appropriate terms throughout the Policy Manual where possible, as used to refer to a person who meets the definition provided in INA 101(a)(3) [“any person not a citizen or national of the United States”].
1 USCIS-PM - Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures
2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants
6 USCIS-PM - Volume 6 - Immigrants
12 USCIS-PM - Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization
8 USCIS-PM - Volume 8 - Admissibility
7 USCIS-PM - Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status
9 USCIS-PM - Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to update and consolidate guidance related to O nonimmigrant classifications.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is revising its policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to align with the Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements Final Rule, published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020. This guidance becomes effective October 2, 2020. For information regarding implementation, see Appendix: 2020 Fee Rule Litigation Summary.
1 USCIS-PM A - Part A - Public Services
1 USCIS-PM B - Part B - Submission of Benefit Requests
2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants
7 USCIS-PM A - Part A - Adjustment of Status Policies and Procedures
7 USCIS-PM F - Part F - Special Immigrant-Based (EB-4) Adjustment
7 USCIS-PM M - Part M - Asylee Adjustment
11 USCIS-PM A - Part A - Secure Identity Documents Policies and Procedures
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating and incorporating relevant Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) content into the USCIS Policy Manual. As that process is ongoing, USCIS has moved any remaining AFM content to its corresponding USCIS Policy Manual Part, in PDF format, until relevant AFM content has been properly incorporated into the USCIS Policy Manual. To the extent that a provision in the USCIS Policy Manual conflicts with remaining AFM content or Policy Memoranda, the updated information in the USCIS Policy Manual prevails. To find remaining AFM content, see the crosswalk (PDF, 269.31 KB) between the AFM and the Policy Manual.
1 USCIS-PM - Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures
2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants
6 USCIS-PM - Volume 6 - Immigrants
12 USCIS-PM - Volume 12 - Citizenship and Naturalization
8 USCIS-PM - Volume 8 - Admissibility
3 USCIS-PM - Volume 3 - Humanitarian Protection and Parole
4 USCIS-PM - Volume 4 - Refugees and Asylees
5 USCIS-PM - Volume 5 - Adoptions
7 USCIS-PM - Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status
This technical update replaces all instances of the term “foreign national” with “alien” throughout the Policy Manual as used to refer to a person who meets the definition provided in INA 101(a)(3) [“any person not a citizen or national of the United States”].
1 USCIS-PM - Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures
2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants
6 USCIS-PM - Volume 6 - Immigrants
7 USCIS-PM - Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status
8 USCIS-PM - Volume 8 - Admissibility
9 USCIS-PM - Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief
10 USCIS-PM - Volume 10 - Employment Authorization
Version History
No historical versions available.