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Not a laywer. Withdrawing and reapplying after changing the app, or responding to the RFE are both valid options. The only thing that is not useful is appealing
by bubblethink 2y ago
Not a laywer. Withdrawing and reapplying after changing the app, or responding to the RFE are both valid options. The only thing that is not useful is appealing a rejection. The appeals rarely work and are a waste of money and time. There was also an executive order about O1 which was supposed to lead to rulemaking that would make O1 and EB1 easier for AI (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/10/30/executive-order-on-the-safe-secure-and-trustworthy-development-and-use-of-artificial-intelligence/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-action...). I don't know if anything came of this, but look into whether any rulemaking is happening and apply after a final rule is published, assuming you are doing AI. (Everyone is doing AI, btw).
- proberts 2y agoAgreed. The motion/appeals process takes a long time so it's just not a realistic option for most people. Whether to withdraw and reapply or respond to the RFE will depend on your qualifications (apart from your acceptance into and participation in YC); we've taken both approaches when we've received a kitchen-sink RFE and obtained approvals doing both. The recent guidance focuses on the EB1A but an be applied to the O-1 and has expanded arguments that we can make.