L-1A & L-1B Information

The L-1 visa category enables multinational corporations to relocate their top-level and indispensable employees from their international branches to the United States. These non-immigrants would assume positions at the affiliate or subsidiary of the same employer in the U.S., serving in managerial, executive, or specialized knowledge roles.

• 1. One year of work experience with the overseas company within the past three years. The overseas company must have a relationship with the U.S. company.
• 2. The petitioning company must be a qualifying organization.
• 3. The employee must have held an executive, managerial, or specialized knowledge position at the overseas company.
• 4. The employee must be coming to the U.S. to fill one of the aforementioned capacities.
• 5. The employee must be qualified for the position.

A letter, signed by an authorized official of the petitioner, detailing the prospective employee’s employment abroad for at least the previous year and their intended employment in the United States. The letter should include dates of employment, job titles, specific duties, number and types of supervised employees, qualifications for the job, level of authority, salary, and previous year's duration spent in the United States. Supplemental evidence, such as wage and earning statements or an employment letter from an authorized official of the employing company abroad, may also be beneficial.

Qualifying Corporate Relationship:

• 1.Large, established organizations: Such companies may submit a statement from the president, general counsel, corporate secretary, or other authorized official, describing the ownership and control of each qualifying organization. Additionally, they should provide supporting evidence like the most recent annual report, SEC filings, or other documentation that lists the parent company and its subsidiaries.
• 2. Small businesses and marginal operations: Apart from the statement of ownership and control from the authorized official, other evidence such as stock ownership records, profit and loss statements, account reports, tax returns, and/or articles of incorporation, by-laws, and board meeting minutes should be included.
• 3. Partnerships: To establish ownership and control of a partnership, a copy of the partnership agreement must be submitted. Additional evidence may be required to demonstrate what the partnership owns and controls.
• 4. Proprietorships: In cases where the business is not a separate legal entity from the owner(s), the petitioner's statement of ownership and control must be accompanied by evidence such as a business license, registration as an employer with the Internal Revenue Service, business tax returns, or other proof identifying the owner(s) of the business.capacities.
• 5. New offices: If the beneficiary is coming to the United States to establish a new office, proof of ownership and control, along with financial viability, is required. The petitioner's statement of ownership and control should be accompanied by appropriate evidence such as capitalization of the company, financial resources committed by the foreign company, articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes of board of directors' meetings, corporate bank statements, profit and loss statements, accountant's reports, or tax returns.

New offices. If the beneficiary is coming to the United States to open a new office, proof of ownership and control, in addition to financial viability, is required. The petitioners’ statement of ownership and control should be accompanied by appropriate evidence such as evidence of capitalization of the company or evidence of financial resources committed by the foreign company, articles of incorporation, by-laws, and minutes of board of directors’ meetings, corporate bank statements, profit and loss statements or other accountant’s reports, or tax returns.