485 pending 期间申请O1

BAL家的律师说有一些concern, 但说O-1 具有quasi dual intent 属性，可以解决。现在给了manager来决定能否move forward，请教地里有经验的小伙伴如果negotiate 如果manager也有concern. 会加米！
The O-1 is not explicitly listed in the regulations as a dual-intent visa. Therefore, there are concerns about filing a change of status for *** from H-1B to O-1 while he has a pending AOS on file with the immigration service. There is a possibility that the immigration service could question his intent in the U.S. either at the O-1 or AOS stage. The logic behind their questioning would be to understand why he shifted into O-1 right after he asked to become a permanent resident. While these are things that can potentially be raised, we do believe that if they were asked, we could successfully respond to the government in arguing the quasi-nature of the O-1.

O1是dual intent的，所謂quasi dual其實是個誤區，因爲與H1的區別是出境後必須AP入境。

我就是485 pending办O1刚刚approved

我在485pending的之前就是O1. 485pending之后分别extend和办了一次新的O1

主要concern是O1因为pending的485而被据。但是有一种解释是移民法有说在485pending的时候可以维持O1的身份，如果原来就是O1，无论是extend O1还是办新的O1都属于维持O1身份

我也是NIW- based 485在pending，需要申请O1接offer。我的两个律师（140 和485用了不同的）告诉我的是没有任何影响。我现在是J1。楼主有结果了希望分享下。

485pending半年，最近要extend O1，律所说申请O1应该问题不大，但他们建议不要出境，签证的话有被拒签的风险，just FYI

Jun_umn 发表于 2022-5-25 09:50
485pending半年，最近要extend O1，律所说申请O1应该问题不大，但他们建议不要出境，签证的话有被拒签的风 ...

多谢！ 明天加米

Wang_xiaokang 发表于 2022-5-25 09:47
我也是NIW- based 485在pending，需要申请O1接offer。我的两个律师（140 和485用了不同的）告诉我的是没有 ...

好的，多谢！明天加米，今天没了。。

From we greened. https://www.wegreened.com/o1-visa  

O-1 is not one of those dual-intent visas such as H1B or L-1. However, there is no foreign
residence requirement for O-1 beneficiaries. In addition, the approval of a permanent labor
certification or the filing of an immigrant preference petition is not a basis for denying O status. The
Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual states (here), “The alien may legitimately come to the
United States for a temporary period as an O-1 or O-3 nonimmigrant and depart voluntarily at the end
of his or her authorized stay and, at the same time, lawfully seek to become a permanent resident of
the United States.” Therefore, filing I-140 or I-485 alone should not prohibit one from obtaining O1
visa. But after filing I-485, one should not travel internationally on O-1. Instead, he/she should wait to
travel internationally after receiving AP (Advanced Parole), which can be obtained by filing I-131
together with I-485.