But for students there is the O-1 visa?

studying here is no guarantee you'll get to stay, even if you did a phd.

	▲	jacobgkau 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That anecdote is a sample size of 1, and the OP of that thread did end up getting the visa, despite their company's partner's lawyers' "belief" that their application would be "on the weaker side."