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Thank you for sharing. It's useful to know that an O-1 is a theoretically viable route.

Some serious creativity in using fundraising under the category of "Nationally or internationally recognized awards"

Unfortunately a lot of people show VC funds for their startup to clear that bullet point for O-1 or EB-1a I think the USCIS will wisen up to it pretty soon and plug that hole.

I suspect USCIS is consciously allowing it. They have large amounts of discretion and the President can generally get USCIS to exercise this discretion to fit some policy goal. Under Trump it was making it harder to be an immigrant; under Biden it’s making it easier to be an entrepreneur specifically.

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