Instructions For Form I-129 - Petition For A Nonimmigrant Worker Page 8
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23NOTE: If the preceding forms of evidence do not readily
After approval of a blanket petition, you may file for
apply to the alien's field of endeavor, you may submit other
individual employees to enter as an L-1A alien or L-1B
comparable evidence.
specialized knowledge professional under the blanket petition.
If the alien is outside the United States, file Form I-129S,
O-1B
Nonimmigrant Petition Based on Blanket L Petition. If the
alien is already in the United States, file Form I-129 to request
An O-1B is an alien coming temporarily who has
a change of status based on this blanket petition. The petition
extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary
must be submitted with:
achievement in the motion picture or television industry.
1. A copy of the USCIS approval notice for the blanket
Write O-1B in the classification block on the petition. The
petition;
petition must be submitted with:
2. A letter from the alien's foreign qualifying employer
1. A written consultation from a peer group or a person of
detailing his or her dates of employment, job duties,
your (the employer's) choosing with expertise in the alien's
qualifications, and salary for the three previous years; and
area of ability (see General Evidence). If the petition is
based on the alien's extraordinary achievement in the
3. If the alien is a specialized knowledge professional, a
motion picture or television industry, separate
copy of a U.S. degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a
consultations are required from the relevant labor and
U.S. degree.
management organizations;
O-1A
2. A copy of any written contract between you (the
employer) and the alien or a summary of the terms of the
An O-1A is an alien coming temporarily who has
oral agreement under which the alien will be employed;
extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business,
or athletics (not including the arts, motion picture, or
3. Evidence that the alien has received or been nominated for
television industry).
significant national or international awards or prizes in the
field, such as an Academy Award, Emmy, Grammy, or
Write O-1A in the classification block on the petition. The
Director's Guild Award, or at least three of the following:
petition must be submitted with:
A. Evidence that the alien has performed or will perform
1. A written consultation from a peer group or labor
as a lead or starring participant in productions or
management organization with expertise in the field.
events that have a distinguished reputation;
If the above item cannot be obtained, the consultation can
B. Evidence that the alien has achieved national or
be from a person of your (the employer's) choosing with
international recognition for achievements in the
expertise in the alien's area of ability (see General
field;
Evidence);
2. A copy of any written contract between you (the employer)
C. Evidence that the alien has a record of major
and the alien or a summary of the terms of the oral
commercial or critically acclaimed successes, as
agreement under which the alien will be employed;
evidenced by ratings, box office receipts, etc.;
D. Evidence that the alien has received significant
3. An explanation of the nature of the events or activities, the
recognition from organizations, critics, government
beginning and ending dates for the events or activities, and
agencies, or other recognized experts;
a copy of any itinerary for the events and activities; and
E. Evidence that the alien commands or will command a
4. Evidence of the alien's extraordinary ability, such as
high salary or other remuneration for services in
receipt of major awards or prizes, major published material
relation to others in the field; or
by the alien or relating to the alien's work, evidence of the
alien's contributions to the field, evidence of the alien's
F. Evidence that the alien has performed in a lead or
original scholarly work or contributions to the field,
starring role for organizations that have a
evidence of the alien's high salary within the field,
distinguished reputation.
evidence that the alien participated on a panel that judges
the work of others in the field, or evidence of the alien's
NOTE: If the preceding forms of evidence do not readily
prior employment in one or more critical capacities.
apply to the alien's field of endeavor, you may submit other
comparable evidence.
Form I-129 Instructions (Rev. 12/04/09)Y Page 8
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