[saisundar]

Well O 1 visas not dual intent though. In order to actually obtain permanent residency, you would still need to move to a h1b.

There are several valid reasons to seek permanent residency - which I don't want to dive into here or moralize.

Just wanted to call out again that O 1 is a dead end.

[FiloSottile]

You can still apply for an EB-1/2/3 Green Card while on O-1 status and apply for Adjustment of Status. The consequence of it not being dual intent is that you can't travel with the pending I-485 until you obtain an Advance Parole document.

[throw345hn]

Good point about dual intent. One thing though I think it’s bit easier to renew and you can also keep renewing it without any time limit.

[baby]

Not true. To my knowledge no visa is dual intent in theory but it never end up mattering in practice.

[FiloSottile]

H1-B and L-1 are dual intent and it matters to travel with a pending Adjustment of Status.

[baby]

Thanks for the correction. But again it rarely matters in practice.

[FiloSottile]

In practice it means that if you file for a green card while on O-1 status there will be 4-8 months during which you absolutely can't travel.

[baby]

Ah, maybe I'm missing some subtleties. I was referring to "you're not supposed to have intent to immigrate on a X visa", which never seemed to matter as I personally applied for H1-B and a greencard while on a J1

[arugulum]

H-1B is dual intent.