O1 Visa A more valuable alternative to H1b for Indian immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – August 16, 2018 – Immigration is a hot topic in the US news, with the supply of H1B visas dwindling. However, there are other means, particularly for the highly skilled areas where India shines, such as technology. This loophole is a little-known visa called the O1 and created for innovative types, from engineering to entrepreneurship.
While H1B visas have become more difficult to obtain, with the limits retested every few months, the O1 visa has gone completely under the radar. PassRight is a company that focused on obtaining alternative visas. The firm is founded by immigrants who experienced firsthand the costs, worries, and insecurities associated with the US visa process. PassRight partnered with McGettrick Law PLLC, business immigration specialists for businesses and talented individuals.
PassRight staff understand the challenges of moving to a new country. The CEO said, “We founded PassRight on the values of empathy, transparency, efficiency and affordability. The paperwork and process is a very unpleasant addition to an already long and complex list of challenges for any immigrant.”
AI has been an unexpected ally. But since the paperwork process can be very long and complex, machine learning became a clear solution to understand how to best identify the ideal visa opportunity for each person. All of this reduces the time and cost of immigration petitions, all with a higher success rate. Denise McGettrick, Legal Director of PassRight, said: “We want to counteract the fear-driven and fragmented immigration process intensified by current immigration policies. Applicants are faced with expensive legal fees and often inadequate support, as lawyers are often overwhelmed with thousands of cases.” “
One of PassRight’s legal insights has been the focus on the O1 Visa. Unlike H1B, it is not limited to a group of 85,000 people, and is currently severely underused. This Visa is obtained by displaying talent and experience in a business context and PassRight provides not only the documentation support but also the sponsorship required for acceptance. This process can be extremely fast by bureaucratic standards, typically taking two to four weeks to complete. Other Visas such as the E2 for investors are also available, along with the more traditional H1B Visas that take longer and are much riskier.
Demand for talent still outpaces supply in Silicon Valley along with other US innovation hubs. PassRight is determined to lower the barriers to filling these positions with the best global talent, regardless of country of origin. As the political climate around these issues intensifies, advocacy will become a more complex issue for immigrants, employers, and attorneys alike. This issue is not only personal to the PassRight team, but also to any American who benefits from the technology that permeates today’s society and was created largely with the help of foreign talent.
ABOUT THE RIGHT PASS:
PassRight is a SaaS company that provides technology to the immigration law firms of the future, firms that focus on family and business immigration. PassRight is the nation’s first immigration law technology company. In its BETA, PassRight has successfully helped over 700 clients obtain visa approvals. For more information, visit PassRight at http://www.passright.com.
