Service detail

O-1 petitions, built on the right standard from the first draft.

O-1A and O-1B are judged on different standards, and confirming which one applies is the first decision, not an afterthought. Proximate prepares the petition and evidentiary exhibits under attorney direction, referencing USCIS's own worked examples for what counts as sufficient proof.

What Proximate prepares

I-129 petition with O and P Classification Supplement
Advisory opinion or consultation coordination, required for O-1 filings
Evidence organized against the correct standard — O-1A extraordinary ability or O-1B extraordinary achievement
Confirmation that the U.S. work itself falls within the beneficiary's area of extraordinary ability

Best fit

Firms representing clients in critical and emerging technology fields, covered by the January 2025 policy update
Cases where a separate legal entity owned by the beneficiary will file — sole proprietorships cannot
Petitions that need evidence mapped explicitly against USCIS's own evaluation appendix
Firms that want O-1A/O-1B standard confirmed before drafting starts, not discovered at RFE

The question firms actually ask

How do we know if this is an O-1A or O-1B case?

That has to be settled before drafting begins, not during it — the two classifications are judged on different standards, and building the wrong evidentiary case wastes the file. Proximate confirms the correct standard first, then organizes evidence against USCIS's own worked examples for how each is evaluated.

Governing authority

Statute: INA 101(a)(15)(O)
Regulation: 8 CFR 214.2(o)
USCIS Policy Manual: USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 2, Part M — Nonimmigrants of Extraordinary Ability or Achievement (Ch. 2 Eligibility, Ch. 4 Evidence Evaluation, plus appendices with worked O-1A/O-1B examples)
Forms: Form I-129 with O and P Classification Supplement. Advisory opinion or consultation required.

What USCIS scrutinizes

O-1A and O-1B are judged on different standards — confirm which applies before drafting.
The work performed in the United States must be within the beneficiary's specific area of extraordinary ability.
A separate legal entity owned by the beneficiary may file the petition; a sole proprietorship cannot.
The January 2025 policy update added evaluation examples specific to critical and emerging technologies.

Turnaround for this case type

Internal production time -- drafting plus internal quality control, once a case is in production and the file is complete. The clock pauses only for documented missing client documents or pending attorney feedback, never for workload.

O-1

7 business days

5 drafting & assembly · 2 internal QC

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Proximate supports preparation and operational clarity. Legal strategy, legal advice, filing decisions, and final attorney review remain with the responsible law firm.

Richmond, TX search footprint

Support for firms searching locally around Houston and nationally.

Proximate works with immigration law firms in Richmond, Sugar Land, Houston, and across the Texas Gulf Coast, and supports firms nationwide through the same remote workflow.

RichmondRosenbergSugar LandMissouri CityKatyHoustonPearlandCypressThe WoodlandsConroe

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