Your OPT clock is ticking. The O-1 doesn't wait.
On Optional Practical Training you have 90 cumulative days of unemployment before you fall out of status — and the H-1B lottery is annual, with roughly 1-in-4 odds. The O-1 has no lottery and no cap, and premium processing returns a decision in 15 days. If your timeline is tight, this is the path that fits it.
The math the lottery doesn't show you.
OPT holders often run out of time waiting on a lottery that may never select them. The O-1 removes the gamble entirely.
OPT unemployment cap
Cumulative unemployment on OPT before you fall out of status. The lottery doesn't wait for that clock.
H-1B selection rate
Roughly one in four is picked, regardless of qualification. The rest re-enter next year — if they still can.
O-1 premium processing
No lottery, no cap. A decision in 15 calendar days once your petition is filed.
Build your case before your status lapses.
Most senior students and recent grads already meet 3 of the 8 USCIS criteria on evidence they have — research, publications, awards, critical roles.
Get scored free in 2 minutes
Upload your CV and evidence; the AI maps it to the 8 O-1 criteria and scores you.
A specialist recruits employers
We actively pitch you to U.S. employers in our network while your OPT is still active.
Receive USCIS-ready letters
Accept a match and the employer issues a one-page interest letter. File on the 15-day track.
From profile to interest letter.
Short walkthroughs of building your profile, getting scored, and receiving letters.
15+ years of elite agent-based O-1 immigration practice.
The same team that established federal precedent on agent-petitioned O-1 visas built this platform — and the real specialists who run your match come from that practice. Here's the track record and how it's worked for people like you.
Beat the clock. Talk to a specialist.
Tell us where you are on your OPT timeline and a real team member calls you back — fast. We'll tell you honestly whether the O-1 fits and how quickly we can move.
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