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How I got the O-1

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I arrived in the states with my O-1 in hand on August 2023. Since then, every time I meet a new person and they find out that I am in the states with the O-1 VISA, they usually end up looking surprised; this reaction is even more amplified when that person is a fellow immigrant. The usual question that I get after this reaction is “how did you get the O-1?” Over the last few months, I have had to tell the same story in some shape or form numerous times. Couple days ago, I realized that if I write a blog post about how I got the O-1, it could be helpful to at least one immigrant out there in similar shoes as mine. So with that being said, here is a story of how I got the O-1. When I graduated from university, I became a software engineer at a big tech company. I was working with the F-1 (STEM OPT) VISA and was bound for the H-1B lottery. 3 years and 6 tries later - unlike some of my lucky friends - I did not get chosen and was left with a decision; go back to Korea or move to an English

How I got the O-1 Studiolanes How I got the O-1 DATE February 11, 2024 I arrived in the states with my O-1 in hand on August 2023. Since then, every time I meet a new person and they find out that I am in the states with the O-1 VISA, they usually end up looking surprised; this reaction is even more amplified when that person is a fellow immigrant. The usual question that I get after this reaction is “how did you get the O-1?” Over the last few months, I have had to tell the same story in some shape or form numerous times. Couple days ago, I realized that if I write a blog post about how I got

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