H-1B visa alternative: Why O-1 visa is gaining popularity among immigrants | Immigration News
The O-1 visa, often described as America’s “genius visa”, is drawing growing interest as uncertainty deepens around the H-1B programme. The latest data from US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USIS) shows that O-visa approvals touched 39,000 in 2025, the highest level seen in recent years. During the same period, H-1B filings from large IT…