¿Qué debe incluir en una solicitud de visa O-2?
April Perez • July 6, 2023
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Una visa O-2 es una visa para el personal de apoyo de un solicitante de visa O-1.
La evidencia debe demostrar la actual esencialidad de la visa O-2, sus habilidades críticas y experiencia con el beneficiario O-1, y que el O-2 tiene una amplia experiencia desempeñando habilidades críticas y servicios de apoyo esenciales para el O-1.
El solicitante de la visa O-1 también será el solicitante de la visa O-2. Las solicitudes para las visas O-1 y O-2 se pueden presentar simultáneamente, o la solicitud de visa O-2 se puede presentar después de que se apruebe la solicitud del solicitante de visa O-1. Si la solicitud de visa O-2 se presenta después de que se apruebe la solicitud de visa O-1, el aviso de aprobación del solicitante de visa O-1 debe incluirse en la petición del solicitante de visa O-2.
La evidencia para la petición de visa O-2 debe incluir el currículum del solicitante de visa O-2, que debe incluir los proyectos pasados en los que ha trabajado con el solicitante de visa O-1 y enumerar su otra experiencia en el rol que se solicita para el O-2 según lo requerido por el O-1.
La petición también debe incluir una declaración del solicitante explicando por qué el trabajo del solicitante de visa O-2 será esencial para el O-1 y necesario para que el O-1 complete su trabajo para el empleador.
Si el O-1 fue solicitado por un empleador, la petición de visa O-2 debe incluir un contrato de empleo entre el O-1 y el solicitante de visa O-2.
Si el beneficiario trabajará en más de una ubicación, también debe haber un itinerario para el O-2 que enumere las producciones o eventos en los que el O-2 trabajará con el O-1.
La solicitud también debe incluir una declaración del O-1 explicando los antecedentes y experiencia del solicitante de visa O-2, así como las producciones o eventos en los que el O-1 y el O-2 han trabajado juntos.
Al igual que la visa O-1, la solicitud de visa O-2 también requiere una carta de consulta de la organización laboral correspondiente.
Las tarifas para la visa O-2 incluyen la tarifa de presentación, la tarifa de la carta de consulta y la tarifa de procesamiento premium, que es opcional.
Es posible tener varios beneficiarios O-2 para un solicitante de visa O-1, siempre y cuando cada beneficiario apoye en los mismos eventos o actuaciones O-1 durante el mismo período y en la misma ubicación
Si considera que puede calificar para una visa O-2, comuníquese con nuestra oficina.
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