Three H-1B rejections later, an Indian techie secures O-1 ‘extraordinary ability’ Visa

For a 29-year-old Indian techie, the American dream was operating on a ticking clock. After facing three consecutive H-1B lottery rejections, Sohan Sethi had roughly 100 days left on his student visa.

In an essay for Business Insider (BI), Sethi, a healthcare AI and data analytics professional, shared that instead of packing his bags, he pivoted to one of the most rigorous immigration pathways available—and won.