‘Consistency better than lottery’: How Bengaluru techie landed O-1 visa after failed H-1B attempts
A Bengaluru-born tech professional, now working at IBM in California, has shared how he secured an O-1 visa after being rejected three times for the H-1B lottery. Tanush Sharanarthi, 26, said his visa approval came as recognition of his “extraordinary ability” in artificial intelligence.
What challenges did he face with the H-1B visa?
Sharanarthi described his earlier struggles on LinkedIn: “From three years of striking out in the H-1B lottery… to finally being approved for the O-1 ‘Einstein’ visa in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
