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Map your O1A evidence before a lawyer call turns vague.

For data scientists, researchers, founders, engineers, and operators: pick the buckets you can actually prove, then route the next step to evidence building, counsel, or the O1A Kit.

Start the map Read the evidence guide Engineer without patents
8 CFR 214.2(o) USCIS O-1 Policy Manual

1. Which buckets have hard proof now?

Select the buckets where you can name exact exhibits, dates, and outside validation.

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2. How much of the proof is independent?

O1A gets stronger when the record is not just internal performance review material.

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3. Is the U.S. work structure already clear?

Petitioner, itinerary, status, change of employer, and timing are legal strategy issues.

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4. What is forcing the timing?

The same profile can need different work depending on whether there is a real deadline.

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Before Gumroad

Check the kit fit page before checkout.

If this map says the evidence is real but scattered, review the O1A Kit page first. It shows what arrives, who should skip it, and the no-refund digital delivery boundary before Gumroad opens.

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Route by evidence pattern

Use the result to choose the next paid or free step.

Strong buckets, messy packet

Use the O1A Kit when the proof exists and the job is field definition, criteria ranking, exhibit order, and attorney handoff.

Check O1A Kit fit

Good profile, unclear legal setup

Talk to counsel before buying. Petitioner, consultation, itinerary, status, and change-of-employer questions belong there.

Read status vs evidence map

Mostly internal evidence

Build outside proof first: peer review, public use, citations, adoption, letters from qualified outsiders, and project-level artifacts.

Read impact guide

Software engineer, no patents

Do not stop at the patent question. Map original contribution, critical role, judging, authorship, and salary evidence.

Read no-patent guide