If you are an athlete, coach, founder, researcher, or executive considering the O-1 visa, the approval rate is usually the first number you look up. It is a useful signal, but only if you know what it measures and what it doesn't. This guide tracks the latest USCIS figures every quarter and explains what they mean for someone preparing a petition today. We keep this page current instead of publishing a new article each quarter, so the numbers below always reflect the most rec
