An Indian-origin professional who was rejected for an H-1B visa three times subsequently secured an O-1 visa to remain in the United States.

The evidence supports the claim, although the wording simplifies two related details.

• Reports published in August 2026 by The Times of India, Moneycontrol, NDTV, India Today, Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and Business Insider describe Sohan Sethi, a 29-year-old Indian professional, as having failed in the H-1B lottery three times and subsequently receiving an O-1 visa. The reports say the O-1 allowed him to continue his data-analytics career and remain in the United States.
• The more precise description is that he was not necessarily denied an already-filed H-1B visa application. The available reports describe three unsuccessful selections or rejections in the H-1B lottery. That distinction does not materially alter the central claim that he failed to obtain H-1B status through three attempts and later secured an O-1 visa.
• The O-1 category is employment-based and generally requires evidence of extraordinary ability or achievement. NDTV’s August 2026 report explains that it is not lottery-based, while the University of Alabama’s Capstone International Center provides general information about H-1B employment-based status and the limits on remaining in the United States after employment ends.

• A separate NDTV report from September 2025 describes another Indian professional, Tanush Sharanarthi, who reportedly received an O-1 visa after three H-1B lottery rejections based on his work and research in artificial intelligence. This independently reinforces the general proposition, though it is a different person from Sohan Sethi.

• The May 2026 Times of India report concerns an Indian professional who discussed repeated H-1B failures and contemplated returning to India. Its content does not establish the O-1 approval described in the claim and may concern a different individual, so it should not be treated as direct confirmation of the O-1 outcome.