(US, law) A visa granted to temporary alien workers with exceptional abilities in science, education, business or athletics.
(US, law) 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…
"O-1A" means: A visa granted to temporary alien workers with exceptional abilities in science, education, business or athletics.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"O-1A" means: A visa granted to temporary alien workers with exceptional abilities in science, education, business or athletics.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"O-1A" means: A visa granted to temporary alien workers with exceptional abilities in science, education, business or athletics.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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(US, law) A visa granted to temporary alien workers with exceptional abilities.
(US, law) A visa granted to temporary alien workers with exceptional abilities in the movie or television industries.
(US, law) A visa granted to aliens that are internationally recognized athletes.
(US) A visa granted to overseas employees of United States companies.
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(US, law) A visa granted to foreign workers that allows them to be hired by American companies for specialty occupations.