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 advisor for a list of credential evaluators.)
• Curriculum Vitae
• 3 or more of the 8 USCIS eligibility categories
  Organized categories with all the supporting documentation per customized 'Cover pages'.
• 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 (see menu to right)
• 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 refer to the following chart
  • The university must pay the I-129 base fee of $460
  • Optional I-907 Premium Processing is an additional $1225
  • Family members needing to file form I-539, fee of $370
• Fed Ex label
  (If the department pays for it, please bring pre-paid courier shipping label.)

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