O-1 Final Checklist

OISS will complete Form 'Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker' (Form I-129), and Form I-907 for Premium Processing. If all the documentation have been collected according to the customized 'Cover pages', you would have the following.

• A complete index of all the contents of the application
• Copy of highest degree (e.g. Ph.D. or M.D.), translated if the degree is not in English.If the degree is from outside the U.S., a credential evaluation must be completed. (Contact your OISS adviser for a list of credential evaluators.)
• Curriculum Vitae
• 3 or more of the 8 USCIS eligibility categories
• Faculty letter of support and employment details at Yale
• Advisory opinion from a professional association or union, and/or
• Letters of Recommendation
  These should be original and written by the letter writers on their institution's letter head. We prefer ink signatures wherever possible.
• Deemed Export Control Form, and OISS O-1 Application Form
• Application Fees:
  • Each fee must be written on a separate check
  • All checks should be made out to the Department of Homeland Security
  • All checks should be delivered to OISS
  • For making a Yale check request please use the Application Fees Form
  • The university must pay the I-129 base fee of $530
  • Optional I-907 Premium Processing is an additional $2805.
  • Family members needing to file Form I-539/I-539A*: an application fee of $420 for online, or $470 for paper filing, for the family.
• Fed Ex label
  (If the department pays for it, please bring pre-paid courier shipping label.)

*O-3 dependent(s)'s I-539 application: OISS may include family member(s)'s Forms I-539 and I-539A in Yale's O-1 petition packet as a courtesy. Forms I-539/539A are considered their personal applications; therefore, OISS staff do not verify the accuracy or completeness of the forms and supplemental evidence. The I-539/539A applicants are responsible for fully and properly complying with all laws and regulations regarding respective dependent visa status, and documenting in their I-539/539A applications with all necessary evidence.

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