The O-1B standard is different from and much easier to meet than the O-1A standard and it is often within reach of talented artists, designers, etc. One of the

The O-1B standard is different from and much easier to meet than the O-1A standard and it is often within reach of talented artists, designers, etc. One of the reasons for this is that unlike the O-1A, letters from critics, experts, etc. check one of the O-1B boxes/criteria whereas in the O-1A context such letters are simply evidence in support of one of the O-1A boxes/criteria.