0-1A Visa

O-1A Visa Case Management for Immigration Law Firms

Every O-1A visa case, from criteria evidence to the consultation letter, tracked in one system with US Immigration AI.

Never Lose Track of the Consultation Letter Again

An O-1A case juggles three things at once: criteria evidence, a final merits narrative, and a consultation letter tracked on its own. US Immigration AI keeps all three on one case record instead of split across separate files.

No more rebuilding the criteria-by-criteria evidence map from scratch for every case.
Consultation letter status stays attached to the case record instead of living in someone's inbox.
Every case reaches your attorney already organized, not mid-assembly.
Nothing about the evidence portfolio has to be rebuilt when an extension filing comes up.
Watch AI sort O-1A evidence by criterion so your attorney starts with a complete petition file.

What's Included

What the Platform Handles for O-1A Cases

O-1A cases carry a requirement most other categories don't: a mandatory consultation letter, on top of the usual document and drafting work. The platform is built around that reality.
  • Consultation Letter Tracking
  • Extension & Continued Eligibility Tracking
  • Document Collection Portal
  • Petition Drafting Support
  • EB-1A Case History Continuity
  • Attorney Review Workflow

Green Card Pathway

From O-1A to EB-1A, Without Starting Over

O-1A and EB-1A both use an extraordinary ability standard. Many self-petitioners move from one to the other once their U.S. track record strengthens. The two aren't identical: EB-1A is an immigrant petition with its own criteria and no consultation letter

Criteria evidence sorted by category during the O-1A case stays available rather than scattered across old files.
The underlying evidence categories overlap closely enough that a well-organized O-1A case is a real head start for EB-1A.
Nothing about the case's O-1A history has to be rebuilt from scratch when a client is ready to explore EB-1A.
A licensed attorney evaluates EB-1A eligibility on its own merits. The platform keeps the underlying case history connected; it does not determine or file that petition
Why It Works

Why US Immigration AI?

Plenty of case management tools handle documents. Fewer are built around the specific evidentiary and lifecycle problems O-1A cases create

Purpose-Built for Immigration Case Types, Not Retrofitted

The platform tracks what actually matters on an O-1A case, like consultation letter status and criteria-by-criterion evidence. It doesn't bend generic case fields to fit immigration work.

One Platform Across Intake, Drafting, and Filing

Intake, document collection, petition drafting, and case assembly run on the same system. Extraordinary ability evidence collected early carries through to the final packet and stays available for a future extension or EB-1A filing.

Built Around the Final Merits Standard

Meeting the regulatory criteria is only step one. Generic case tools stop there. The platform's evidence organization tracks both steps USCIS uses: criteria and final merits.

The Difference

Managing O-1A Cases Without US Immigration AI

Most firms already know what assembling extraordinary ability evidence from scratch looks like. Here's what changes when that work runs on one platform instead of a spreadsheet and an inbox
  • Criteria and final merits evidence assembled from scratch for each case

  • Consultation letter status tracked through email follow-ups

  • Re-checking petition details before filing, case by case

  • EB-1A potential evidence rebuilt from scratch later

  • No single view of the extraordinary ability evidence portfolio

Without US Immigration AI

With US Immigration AI

  • Evidence organized by criterion in one case record

  • Consultation status stays visible on the case record

  • Intake details carry over into the draft petition

  • O-1A evidence stays connected if a client later pursues EB-1A

  • Every O-1A case's status is visible in one dashboard

How It Works

How an O-1A Case Moves Through the Platform

An O-1A case has a specific path, from building the criteria case through ongoing renewal. Here's how it runs on the platform
  • Build the Criteria and Final Merits Case
  • Secure a Written Consultation
  • Collect Supporting Documents
  • Draft the Petition
  • Route for Attorney Review
  • File & Track Ongoing Eligibility

Never Chase a Consultation Letter by Email Again

See your firm's criteria evidence, final merits narrative, and consultation letter status organized in one case record instead of a shared drive

Related Case Types

O-1A is one of several nonimmigrant categories the platform supports. Related case types under the same hub:
Before You File

Meeting the Criteria Isn't the Finish Line

Meeting the evidentiary criteria is only step one. USCIS then makes a separate, whole-record judgment about whether the evidence actually shows extraordinary ability. Petitions that clear step one still fail here.

Step

What USCIS Asks

Step 1: Criteria

Does the record meet at least 3 of the 8 regulatory criteria, or show a one-time major achievement?

Step 2: Final merits

Does the totality of the evidence show the person is genuinely among the small percentage at the top of the field, with sustained acclaim?

A petition can meet three criteria on paper and still draw an RFE if that evidence is thin, or reads as generic documentation rather than evidence tied to individual acclaim. Attorneys aim for depth in fewer categories over volume across all eight, not three as a box to check.
Most O-1A questions come back to this distinction: meeting criteria on paper isn't the same as USCIS finding someone genuinely extraordinary on the whole record

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Does the platform determine whether a case meets the extraordinary ability standard?

Is client data secure?

Does the platform file the O-1A petition with USCIS?

Does an attorney review every O-1A case before it's filed?

Is a consultation letter always required?

Does the platform track eligibility for an EB-1A green card?

Does O-1A status have a maximum length of stay?

What does it cost?

How does document collection work for O-1A cases?

Bring Your O-1A Caseload Onto One Platform
Criteria evidence, the consultation letter, and every extension filing, tracked in one place instead of a spreadsheet and an inbox