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launching January 2026

We’re a free, invite-only space for legal immigrants in America working toward extraordinary ability visas and beyond.

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About The Extraordinary Ability Club

“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.”

—Helen Keller

“Alone, we can do so little; together,
we can do so much.”

—Helen Keller

Why join a community?

You have your cricket club, running club, local pickleball team, Bollywood jam crew, and even a group of friends who only meet for Costco trips.

But where do you have the space to nerd out about immigration, and especially, extraordinary ability visas? With people who care? And actually get you?

Enter The Extraordinary Ability Club.

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Psst, hearing the term “Extraordinary Ability Visas” for the first time? Go here!

Why join this community?

Being a skilled immigrant in America is lonely.

Applying for an extraordinary ability visa only amplifies the loneliness. You don’t know where to start. Reading USCIS’ pages causes anxiety. And you’re not ready to spend $500 to speak to a lawyer.

We designed The Extraordinary Ability Club to be the antidote.

The ONE place you can go to any day and get what you need — whether that is connecting with another aspirant, speaking to a recipient, consulting with a lawyer, or just getting some much-needed motivation to keep going.

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Who is our community for?

❌ We do NOT care if you graduated from Harvard, Oxford, MIT, or Yale.
❌ We do NOT care if you work at Google or OpenAI.
❌ We do NOT care if you’re making $200,000.  

✅ We only care about one thing: You’re a legal immigrant on a visa invested in building your career and future life in the United States — and want to share your experience and learn from others like you. That’s it.

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Community offerings

We’ve got a box full of tools you can use to reach visa freedom. But we have to warn you… if you join our community and make use of these tools, you’re going to end up with too much free time!

Community

Invite-only, verified community of high-skilled immigrants.

Mentorship

Access to talent visas recipients, lawyers, USCIS officers, & experts.

Events & webinars

Expert-led sessions and office hours with lawyers.

Meetups

City-based gatherings for tech workers, founders, and experts.

News & updates

Policy updates and key deadlines for various visas.

Live courses

1:1 live and cohort-based practical courses on O-1, EB-1, and EB-2 NIW visas.

Partnerships

Partnerships with organizations that help with talent visas.

Jobs

Curated, visa-sponsoring job opportunities and startup-driven hiring pipelines.

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1. Community

Invite-only, verified community of high-skilled immigrants.

2. Mentorship

Access to talent visas recipients, lawyers, USCIS officers, & experts.

3. Events & webinars

Expert-led sessions and office hours with lawyers.

4. Meetups

City-based gatherings for tech workers, founders, and experts.

5. News & updates

Policy updates and key deadlines for various visas.

6. Live courses

1:1 live and cohort-based practical courses on O-1, EB-1, and EB-2 NIW visas.

7. Partnerships

Partnerships with organizations that help with talent visas.

8. Community

Curated, visa-sponsoring job opportunities and startup-driven hiring pipelines.

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Why do it for free?

Because legal immigration in America isn’t built for accessibility — and we’re trying to change that.

The Extraordinary Ability Club is powered by Manifest Law, and we believe information should be a right, not a privilege.

Imagine 500,000+ skilled immigrants (that’s 25% of everyone on work visas) pushing for a fairer system and impacting policies.

That’s our long game.

That’s why it’s free.

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How it works

Apply

Submit your application to join the Extraordinary Ability Club.

Get pre-approved

Our team reviews your profile for initial eligibility.

Submit for verification

Provide an ID proof so we can verify you.

Get approved

Receive final confirmation & join free community.

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1. Apply

Invite-only, verified community of high-skilled immigrants.

2. Get pre-approved

Our team reviews your profile for initial eligibility.

3. Submit for verification

Provide an ID proof so we can verify you.

4. Get approved

Receive final confirmation & join free community.

How it works

More immigrants learn & have access

Coming in January 2026

The Extraordinary Gala

A free, invitation-only, red-carpet evening bringing together 200 of America’s most accomplished immigrants: founders, technologists, investors, creators, and policymakers — for a night of ideas, connection, and celebration.Enter The Extraordinary Ability Club.

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Meet the team

Dan Mishin

Founder & CEO of Manifest

Nicole Gunara

Principal Attorney at Manifest

Evan Law

Former USCIS Officer

Vishal Mistry

Events Lead

Soundarya Balasubramani

Advisior

Nicole Gunara

Principal Attorney at Manifest

Evan Law

Former USCIS Officer

Soundarya Balasubramani

Advisor

Vishal Mistry

Community & Events Lead

Collaborate to empower extraordinary talent across the world

Become a paid mentor

Share your expertise. Shape someone’s journey.

Become a partner

Join forces with us to empower ambitious immigrants in America.

What are extraordinary ability visas?

1990 was a big year for the United States.

President Bush signed into law a bunch of new visas, including the F-1 OPT, H-1B, and something called the “O-1.”

The O-1, along with a few more visas — like the EB-1A, EB-1B, and EB-2 NIW — falls under the class of extraordinary ability visas (or “talent visas”), given to immigrants based on merit.

Unlike the H-1B, which has now become a gamble, talent visas are not given out through a lottery system.

They were introduced by the U.S. government to attract amazing immigrants from across the world to move to the country — and not have to go through the hassle of a lottery.

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How do extraordinary ability visa types compare?

H-1B

O-1

Go through a lottery system

✅ Yes

❌ No

Annual cap on number of visas given out

✅ Yes

❌ No

Job role must be related to your degree

✅ Yes

❌ No

Must make minimum wage as set by Dept. of Labor

✅ Yes

❌ No

Filing it as a founder

Difficult

Easy (in fact, most founders get O-1 visas)

Application window

April-June (only if you get chosen in lottery)

File anytime

Duration on visa

Maximum 6 years

No limitation

Change of status

If approved, earliest H-1B becomes
effective is Oct 1st for initial filing

If approved, change of status is immediate

Why should you care about talent visas?

H-1B

O-1

Go through a lottery system

☹️ Yes

😄 No

Annual cap on number of visas given out

☹️ Yes

😄 No

Job role must be related to your degree

☹️ Yes

😄 No

Must make minimum wage as set by Dept. of Labor

☹️ Yes

😄 No

Filing it as a founder

Difficult

Easy (in fact, most founders get O-1 visas)

Application window

April-June (only if you get chosen in lottery)

File anytime

Duration on visa

Maximum 6 years

No limitation

Change of status

If approved, earliest H-1B becomes
effective is Oct 1st for initial filing

If approved, change of status is immediate

FAQs

Still thinking about joining?

Who can join? Is it invite-only?

What if my application gets rejected?

Is it really free?

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What level of commitment is expected?

When will I get access?

What is the duration of access?

What are the community guidelines?

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