Letter TemplateUpdated April 18, 2026

Employer Support Letter — Petitioning Employer Template

Petitioning employer's letter template — describes the role, compensation, and why the beneficiary's extraordinary ability is essential to the position. Anchor letter of every O-1 petition.

This is a scaffold, not a fill-in-the-blanks form. Rewrite it in the signer’s own voice and structure — USCIS discounts letters that share wording or layout. Keep the specifics (metrics, named examples); change everything else.

[Company Letterhead]

[Date]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS Service Center]

Re: O-1A Petition on Behalf of [Beneficiary's Full Name]

Dear USCIS Officer:

[Petitioner Company Name] ("[Short Name]"), a [Delaware] corporation with its principal place of business at [Address] (EIN: [XX-XXXXXXX]), respectfully submits this letter in support of its Form I-129 petition for O-1A nonimmigrant classification on behalf of [Beneficiary's Full Name]. [Short Name] intends to employ Dr./Mr./Ms. [Last Name] as [Proposed Position Title] at our [Location] office for a period of three (3) years beginning on or about [Start Date].

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