An O-1 case is a record. I help you build a real one.
O-1A is for founders and experts with extraordinary ability in business, science, education or athletics. The case stands on evidence, not on a business plan. I map what you have, then help you build what’s missing, slowly and honestly, so your attorney has a record worth filing.
Business consultancy, not a law firm. Your attorney owns the case.
What the officer reads
Two steps. Most founders only prepare for the first.
Step one: three of eight. Evidence under at least three of the eight O-1A criteria: awards, selective memberships, press about you, judging others' work, original contributions of major significance, authorship, a critical role at a distinguished organization, high pay. Or one major, internationally recognized award.
Step two: the whole record. The officer then weighs everything together: sustained national or international acclaim, and whether you are among the small percentage at the top of your field.
Who files. A US employer, an agent, or since USCIS guidance from January 2025 a company you own. You can't petition for yourself as an individual.
Plain-language summary of the O-1A standard, not legal advice. Your attorney decides whether an O-1 fits and what the petition needs.
Evidence audit
$1,500, two weeks, credited against the evidence build.
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Your documents, criterion by criterion: what an officer would see and what they would discount.
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The three to five criteria worth building, in the order they can be built.
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A dated twelve-month build plan with the honest earliest filing window.
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If your own company files: the business side of it, a clear description of the work and the company's plan.
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An evidence index your attorney can work from.
Delivered as a written audit and a ninety-minute walkthrough. If you go on to the evidence build, the $1,500 is credited in full.
Evidence build
$5,000 a month, six-month minimum.
Judging. Real roles: competitions, accelerators, hackathons, peer review, and where your expertise fits, registration as an expert evaluator for EU research and innovation funding.
Press about you. Earned coverage pitched on a real story. No paid placements.
Your writing. Pieces you write for trade publications, with my editing, structure and pitching.
Contributions, documented. Metrics, customers, uptake and independent recognition, collected as they happen.
Funding, where research is involved. Grant applications, which also put independent judgment of your work on the record. Details on the Fund page.
The binder. The evidence organized monthly, the way your attorney wants it.
Six months doesn’t make anyone extraordinary. It makes a real record visible, and it keeps it organized for the day you file.
The line
Everything filed as your work is your work.
I’m a ghostwriter, so this needs saying. For an O-1, anything submitted as your authorship is written by you; I edit, structure and coach, and I don’t ghostwrite it. No paid press, no pay-to-enter awards, no memberships you buy, no support letters written for your experts. A misrepresentation to USCIS can do more than sink one petition; it can close the door for good. It’s also why attorneys can send their clients to me.
Who this fits
Founders, operators and researchers with real work behind them, including those from countries without an E-2 treaty. Not a fit if you’re looking to buy credentials; the map will tell you honestly how far you are.
Questions
Do I qualify?
Start with the Evidence Map for a rough picture, then your attorney decides. I'll tell you honestly if it's too early.
How long does it take?
It depends on what's already there. Judging roles are usually the fastest to build, press about you the slowest. The map gives you a realistic window.
Can you write my articles?
Not anything that goes into your petition as your authorship. I edit, structure and pitch your own writing.
Do you write the expert letters?
No. Independent experts write their own. I help you work out who genuinely knows your work.
O-1 or E-2?
O-1 needs no investment and no treaty, but it needs a record. E-2 needs a real investment and a treaty country. If E-2 fits, the E-2 business plan is two weeks and $1,500.
Can my own company file?
Under USCIS guidance from January 2025, a company you own can file on your behalf. You can't petition for yourself as an individual. Your attorney sets it up.
Do you guarantee approval?
No one honest does. I guarantee a record that exists and holds up.
If E-2 is the better door: the E-2 business plan, two weeks and $1,500.