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Do you dream of moving to LA to chase your Hollywood ambitions? Today's guest has done exactly that: Mia Stewart and her husband Dave packed up their life in Australia, including their pets, and moved to the USA on O-1 visas. These visas are for "Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement."
So what qualifies as 'extraordinary ability'? What does this visa allow you to do, and how difficult is it to get? How did Mia and Dave successfully set themselves up in Los Angeles in just two weeks? How have they got on with landing jobs? What about healthcare? And what culture shocks have they experienced?
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Do you dream of moving to LA to chase your Hollywood ambitions? Today's guest has done exactly that: Mia Stewart and her husband Dave packed up their life in Australia, including their pets, and moved to the USA on O-1 visas. These visas are for "Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement."
So what qualifies as 'extraordinary ability'? What does this visa allow you to do, and how difficult is it to get? How did Mia and Dave successfully set themselves up in Los Angeles in just two weeks? How have they got on with landing jobs? What about healthcare? And what culture shocks have they experienced?

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