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O1 Visa Professions sub-categories which make up the O1A and O1B visa, with corresponding Job Titles listed beneath them. These lists are in no way exhaustive. However, you should be able to tell if your job qualifies under one of the O1 Visa Professions, based on the other job titles in the sub-category listed, which field you belong to, if any. Don’t forget to use Affiliates.

Note: Athletics isn’t just for athletes, but for their affiliates too.

• For example, coaches, trainers, assistants that are in any way related to an activity that is considered a sport are Athletic Affiliates and fall under Athletics. An example would be a bowling coach.

 

 

 

Field of Arts

The following job titles and their affiliates are best classified under the Field of Arts. In the Department of Labor you will find them categorized under “Arts and Design”

                                        

Actor	Author	Chef
Dancer	Clown	Composer
Designer	Choregorapher	Director
Costume Designer	Graphic Designer	Hairstylist
Model	Musician	Photographers
Performer	Sound Technician	Editor
Makeup Artist	Producer	Artist
Art directors	Industrial designers	Multimedia artists
Animators	Craft and Fine artist	Jewelers
Automotive Artist	Sacred Art Artist	Precious Metal Workers

 

 

 

 Field of Athletics

The following job titles and their affiliates are best classified under the Field of Athletics. In the Department of Labor you will find them categorized under “Entertainment and Sports”.

 

Athletics	Baseball Players	Boxer
Coach	Cyclist	Golfer
Runner	Skier	Tennis Player
Basketball player	Soccer Player	Swimmer
Trainner	Martial Arts	Gymnastics

 

 

 

Field of Business

The following job titles and their affiliates are best classified under the Field of Business. In the Department of Labor you will find them categorized under “Business and Financial”.

 

Business	Accountant	Actuary
Arcitect	Executive	Lawyer
Programmer	Market Research Analysts	Logisticians
Human resources specialists	Financial analysts	Financial examiners
Management analysts	Training and development specialists	Tax examiners & collectors

 

 

 

Field of Education

The following job titles and their affiliates are best classified under the Field of Education. In the Department of Labor you will find them categorized under “Education, Training, and Library”.

 

Dean	Librarian	Professor
Teacher	Archivists appraise	Career Education Teacher
Technical Education Teacher	Instructional coordinators	Researcher

 

 

 

O-1A or O-1B

Now that you know your O1 Visa Professions sub-category, you can now establish your O-1 Visa main category. If you are in the field of arts, you are in the O-1B Category. If you are in any other sub-categories, Athletics, Business, Education, or Science, you are in the O-1A category. An easy way to remember is to think like this:  Art starts with an A, and should be an A Visa, but Immigration law is completely backwards, so it’s actually an O1B Visa. Everything else is the O1A Visa.

O-1B Visa Field of Arts O-1A Visa Field of Athletics Field of Business Field of Education Field of Science

You will find that the process of applying for a visa is the same for either category, but the criteria and content of your application will be much different. The rights and restrictions of the O visa are the same under both categories.