Name: 如何獲得美國人才簽證 | 練習說英語 (How to Get a Talent Visa in the US | Practice Speaking English)
Uploaded: 2025-08-15T18:05:10.000Z
Duration: 10 min 15 s

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Getting a visa to work or study in the U.S. can be a really confusing process.

申請赴美工作或學習簽證是一個非常令人困惑的過程。

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I recently sat down with entrepreneur and author, Soundarya Balasubramani, who's gotten no less than six visas to work and study in the U.S.

我最近與企業家兼作家 Soundarya Balasubramani 進行了一次訪談。

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She shared some valuable information I wanna share with you now about getting a talent visa to the U.S.

她與我分享了一些關於申請美國人才簽證的寶貴資訊。

Soundarya can make clear for you the best visa to get and how to get it.

Soundarya 可以為您明確說明獲得簽證的最佳途徑以及如何獲得簽證。

I'm Rachel, and I've been teaching English and the American accent on YouTube for over 15 years.

我是瑞秋，在 YouTube 上教授英語和美國口音已有 15 年之久。

Check out my free course, The Top Three Ways to Master the American Accent, by visiting rachelsenglish.com slash free.

請訪問 rachelsenglish.com slash free 查看我的免費課程《掌握美式口音的三大方法》。

I'm so glad to be introducing you all to Soundarya.

She's an author and a founder of Unshackled.club, a community providing support and resources to individuals navigating the talent visa process.

她是一名作家，也是 Unshackled.club 的創始人。Unshackled.club 是一個為辦理人才簽證的個人提供支持和資源的社區。

First, what's the difference between an H-1B and an O-1A talent visa?

首先，H-1B 和 O-1A 人才簽證有什麼區別？

She recently explained in a webinar that she did for my students.

最近，她在為我的學生們做的網絡研討會上做了解釋。

And that's why you should care about talent visas, because the O-1A, which you're seeing on the screen here, it doesn't have a lottery.

這就是為什麼你們應該關注人才簽證，因為你們在螢幕上看到的 O-1A 簽證沒有抽籤。

It doesn't require you to go through a process where you have to pray that your name gets selected.

它不需要你經歷祈禱你的名字被選中的過程。

So that's the very first difference between the H-1B and the O-1A.

這就是 H-1B 和 O-1A 的第一個區別。

A few more differences are, on an H-1B, you have to make a minimum salary.

還有一些不同之處是，申請 H-1B 必須支付最低工資。

What this means is, someone asked me, is the H-1B for skilled workers?

有人問我，這意味著 H-1B 是為技術工人準備的嗎？

A lot of people in tech apply for the H-1B, for example.

例如，很多技術人員都申請 H-1B。

And the employer has to pay a certain minimum salary when you're on an H-1B.

當你持有 H-1B 時，僱主必須支付一定的最低工資。

On the O-1A, you don't need to make a minimum wage.

在 O-1A 申請中，您不需要賺取最低工資。

And this is great for founders, because founders don't want to take salary out of their company.

這對創始人來說是件好事，因為創始人不想從公司拿工資。

Third difference is that the H-1B, you can only file during March of each year.

第三個區別是，H-1B 只能在每年的 3 月份申請。

But the O-1A can be filed anytime from anywhere.

You can also file the H-1B from anywhere, to be clear.

明確地說，您也可以在任何地方申請 H-1B。

But the O-1 can be filed at any point during the year.

但 O-1 可以在一年中的任何時候申請。

Finally, fourth, H-1B, you have to have a direct relationship between your job and the degree.

最後，第四，H-1B，你的工作和學位之間必須有直接關係。

What this means is, if you had a degree in, say, computer science, your job cannot be a life coach, or your job cannot be an artist.

這意味著，如果你有計算機科學學位，你的工作就不能是生活教練，你的工作就不能是藝術家。

On the O-1A, you don't need to have a direct relationship.

對於 O-1A，您不需要有直接關係。

But the O-1 does require you to have other things, which we'll talk about.

但是，O-1 確實要求您具備其他條件，我們將對此進行討論。

So if you get it once, you can renew it unlimited number of times.

是以，如果您獲得一次，就可以無限次續訂。

Last point is that the H-1B, you have to wait till October.

最後一點是 H-1B，您必須等到十月。

So even if you get chosen in the lottery, you have to wait till October for it to be effective.

是以，即使您在抽籤中被選中，也必須等到 10 月份才能生效。

If you get an approval from today, you're effectively on the O-1, if you apply through that process.

如果您從今天開始獲得準許，那麼如果您通過該程序申請，您實際上就獲得了 O-1 居留權。

Now, someone asked, Lala asked, do you need to be employed for filing O-1A?

現在，有人問，拉拉問，申請 O-1A 需要有工作嗎？

You can have an agent be a sponsor for you on the O-1.

您可以讓代理人作為您的 O-1 擔保人。

An agent can be an individual, not a company necessarily, but they both require you to have a sponsor.

代理人可以是個人，不一定是公司，但都需要有擔保人。

Sandhya, I know that in your community, a lot of people have gotten O-1A.

桑迪亞，我知道在你們社區，很多人都獲得了 O-1A。

How easy is it if you're not currently employed to find a sponsor like what you mentioned?

如果你現在沒有工作，像你提到的那樣找到贊助人容易嗎？

This is where I think I need to talk more about the O-1 first, because while the O-1 has all these amazing qualities that you're seeing on the screen, it's meant for people who are at the top of their fields.

在這裡，我想我需要先多談談 O-1，因為雖然 O-1 擁有你們在螢幕上看到的所有這些令人驚歎的特質，但它是為那些在各自領域處於頂尖地位的人準備的。

I mean, the U.S. introduced the O-1 back in 1990 because they wanted talented people from across the world to come to America.

我的意思是，美國早在1990年就推出了O-1簽證，因為他們希望世界各地的人才來到美國。

And so that's the main difference, is that while the O-1 has advantages, it's meant for people who are at the top of their fields, and they measure that through very interesting criteria, which we'll come to.

是以，這就是主要的區別，O-1 雖然有優勢，但它是為那些在各自領域處於頂尖地位的人準備的，他們通過非常有趣的標準來衡量這一點，這一點我們稍後再談。

But to answer your question, how easy is it to get a sponsor?

但要回答你的問題，獲得贊助商有多容易？

As I said, you can have an agent apply for you.

正如我所說的，你可以讓代理人為你申請。

I've seen an agent just be a mentor for some people, but the person still has to show that, yeah, I have three years worth of work that I can do in America.

我見過經紀人只是一些人的良師益友，但這些人仍然必須證明，是的，我在美國有三年的工作經驗。

How do you know if you can apply for an O-1A visa?

如何知道自己是否可以申請 O-1A 簽證？

We talk a lot about why the O-1 and EV-1 are awesome visas, but the catch is they're meant for people, once again, who are experts in their field.

我們經常談論為什麼 O-1 和 EV-1 是非常好的簽證，但問題是，它們是為那些在其領域內是專家的人準備的。

And the way U.S. decides you're an expert is through something called the Eight Pillars.

而美國判定你是否是專家的方法就是所謂的 "八大支柱"。

This is also a page from Untrackled, but I thought it would be a very good summary of what the Eight Pillars are.

這也是 Untrackled 的一頁內容，但我認為它是對 "八大支柱 "的很好總結。

When you don't have obvious international acclaim, such as a Nobel Prize or Olympic medal, which most of us, or none of us really have, USCIS measures your extraordinary ability by checking if you meet three out of eight criteria.

如果您沒有明顯的國際聲譽，如諾貝爾獎或奧運獎牌（我們大多數人都沒有），移民局會通過檢查您是否符合八項標準中的三項來衡量您的非凡能力。

They still need some way to see why do you think you're awesome in your field?

他們仍然需要一些方法來了解你為什麼認為自己在你的領域很厲害？

And that's where they came up with these eight criteria.

是以，他們提出了這八條標準。

Just to set the expectation, they wrote this criteria in 1990. 34 years ago, they wrote down this criteria.

他們是在 1990 年寫下這個標準的。34 年前，他們寫下了這個標準。

That's why some of the things would make no sense today.

這就是為什麼有些事情在今天看來毫無意義。

But just understand that they have evolved with the times a little bit, not by a lot, but the reason some of the criteria may seem just not relevant to you is because it was written many, many, many years ago.

但你要知道，這些標準已經隨著時代的發展而發生了一些變化，雖然變化不大，但有些標準可能看起來與你無關，這是因為這些標準是很多很多年前寫的。

Just because the height of this pillar is higher than this doesn't mean this criteria is more important.

這根柱子的高度比這根柱子高，並不意味著這個標準更重要。

我們這樣做只是為了讓它看起來更漂亮。

If you meet any three criteria of the eight, you have a shot at getting the O1A or the EB1A.

如果您符合八項標準中的任何三項，您就有機會獲得 O1A 或 EB1A。

O1 and EB1 have the same criteria, essentially.

Unshackled is Soundarya's book that she wrote to explain everything about getting a talent visa to the US, and you can get your own copy by following the link in the video description.

Unshackled 是 Soundarya 的著作，她在書中詳細介紹瞭如何獲得美國人才簽證。

Can you guys just write down what is your job role?

你們能寫下自己的工作職責嗎？

Like, are you a software engineer, product manager, artist?

比如，你是軟件工程師、產品經理還是藝術家？

Okay, a lot of software engineers, which is good to know, actually.

好吧，有很多軟件工程師，知道這一點其實很好。

Journalist, professor, engineer, engineer, engineer, engineer.

記者、教授、工程師、工程師、工程師、工程師、工程師。

I think a lot of the O1 criteria applies to people in tech, engineering.

我認為很多 O1 標準都適用於技術和工程領域的人員。

It doesn't mean it doesn't apply to the rest of you who said actors and architects and teachers.

這並不意味著它不適用於其他說演員、建築師和教師的人。

Let's assume that you, I'm just gonna pick a software engineer, for example.

Let's also assume that you work at a company where you play kind of an important role.

我們還假設你在一家公司工作，在那裡你扮演著某種重要角色。

If you do that, then you probably satisfy the number eight over here that says critical capacity.

如果你做到了這一點，那麼你可能就滿足了這裡寫著關鍵能力的數字 8。

So critical capacity essentially means you play an important role in a company that is reasonably distinguished.

是以，關鍵能力本質上意味著你在一家公司中扮演著重要角色，而這家公司又是相當傑出的。

You're a software engineer at Airbnb and you worked on a feature or a product that helped increase the revenue for the company by several million dollars.

你是 Airbnb 的軟件工程師，你開發的功能或產品幫助公司增加了幾百萬美元的收入。

If you can get a letter from your manager saying this in word, then it might help you in satisfying number eight, critical capacity.

如果你能從你的經理那裡得到一封信，用文字說明這一點，那麼它可能會幫助你滿足第八項要求，即關鍵能力。

Now, let's also assume that you get paid a pretty good salary at your company.

現在，讓我們再假設一下，你在公司的薪水相當不錯。

Number six, high salary essentially means you are paid in the top 20, 25% of people in your job role and in your location.

第六，高薪主要是指你的薪酬在你所從事的工作和所在地區的前 20%或 25%。

If you're in Colombia, and in Colombia you're in a very specific city, go and check what is the average salary that a software engineer gets paid in that city.

如果你在哥倫比亞，而且你在哥倫比亞的某個特定城市，那麼你可以去查查該城市軟件工程師的平均工資是多少。

And if you can show that you're in the top 20%, 10%, then you can say that, hey, I'm getting paid a high salary.

如果你能證明自己是前 20%、10%，那麼你就可以說，嘿，我拿的是高薪。

Another common example I see for software engineers is number three, judging.

我看到的另一個軟件工程師常見的例子是第三點，判斷。