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Hey Peter, We're a US startup. One of our developers is an 18-year-old (!!) Brazilian. He wants to forego college and move to the US to work with us full-time.

by _acco 5y ago

Hey Peter, We're a US startup. One of our developers is an 18-year-old (!!) Brazilian. He wants to forego college and move to the US to work with us full-time. We're brainstorming his future possible paths to the US. Ideas on class of visas for someone without a college degree? One idea is the O class. He has two gold medals and one silver medal in the Brazil National Mathematics Olympiads. Unsure if these recent accolades in mathematics are sufficient evidence of "extraordinary ability" in the related field of programming? Thanks! A

proberts 5y ago
The O-1 is really the only option unless you all have operations in Brazil and he works there as an employee for at least one year, then an L-1 might be an option. Student/Academic awards while demonstrating an individual's intelligence and abilities generally don't count as awards for O-1 purposes (although we still discuss such awards).