Bengaluru techie working at IBM gets O-1 visa for ‘extraordinary ability’ after 3 H-1B visa rejections

A Bengaluru techie who now works at IBM in California shared how, after being rejected thrice for an H-1B visa, he landed an O-1 visa with his “extraordinary ability.” 26-year-old Tanush Sharanarthi shared that he got the visa because of his work and research in artificial intelligence. 26-year-old Tanush Sharanarthi received an O-1 visa after being rejected for an H-1B visa for three years. (LinkedIn/Tanush Sharanarthi) “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. For three years straight, I played the H-1B game of chance. Three tickets, three misses. At this point, I was starting to feel like the unluckiest person in Vegas,” Sharanarthi wrote on LinkedIn. Also Read: Man who returned to India claims Indian managers in US exploit H-1B workers, favour own community He continued, “But instead of waiting on luck, I went all in on what I could control: late nights, building products, publishing research, and contributing to the field I love. Turns out, consistency pays better than the lottery. This week, I was approved for the O-1 visa, a special category reserved for individuals at the top of their
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