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O-1A

O-1A noun: a visa granted to temporary alien workers with exceptional abilities in science, education, business or athletics.

Noun

O-1A (plural O-1As)

  1. (US) A visa granted to temporary alien workers with exceptional abilities in science, education, business or athletics.
    • The O-1A non-immigrant-visa program lets people of “extraordinary ability or achievement,” including top athletes, work here on a temporary basis. […] O-1A and P-1A visas are for athletes; the equivalent for non-athletes is the H1-B visa for high-skilled workers.2014 April 3, Machir Stull and Matthew Denhart, “Visas for excellence: Tanaka & fixing immigration”, in New York Post
    • There are two subcategories for O-1 visas:
      O-1A: Individuals with extraordinary ability in the sciences, education, business, or athletics.
      O-1B: Individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts or extraordinary achievements in the motion picture or television industry.2025 July 24, “Work visas for the United States: price, requirements, duration, and how to apply”, in CNN en Español

Forms of O-1A

pluralO-1As

Questions about O-1A

What does O-1A mean?
O-1A means a visa granted to temporary alien workers with exceptional abilities in science, education, business or athletics.
What part of speech is O-1A?
O-1A is a noun.
What is the plural of O-1A?
The plural of O-1A is O-1As.

Words near O-1A in the dictionary

  1. O'Wards
  2. O'Yeung
  3. O'Young
  4. o-
  5. O-1
  6. O-1A
  7. O-1As
  8. O-1B
  9. O-1Bs
  10. O-1s
  11. O-ch'eng

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