Intra-Company Transferee Visa
As a multinational company, you understand the value of seamless talent mobility. The L-1 visa allows you to transfer key employees to the United States.
If you are a business owner who is looking to expand your company into the United States, there is a powerful option called the L1 visa. A USA L1 visa allows foreign nationals to work for a U.S. branch of a foreign company. Both executive and key employees can apply for the L1 visa. In this guide, we will discuss everything you need to know about the USA L1 visa, including eligibility requirements and how to apply. Let’s get started!
The L1 visa is a non-immigrant visa that is often used by foreign companies and multinational corporations (MNCs) to transfer executives, managers, and key employees from an overseas parent company or subsidiary to the U.S. company.
When a key employee, executive or manager is transferred to the US on an L1 visa, he or she must work in a special capacity at the US company as a manager, executive, or employee with special knowledge.
What is the L1 Visa Application Process?
Without a Blanket Petition
· Step 1: Gather all necessary information, documentation, evidence establishing the required intracompany relationship and employee eligibility;
· Step 2: The employer files a LCA Labor Condition Application;
· Step 3: The employer files Form I-129 and L-supplement;
· Step 4: The employee applies for a L-1 change of status petition in front of the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) if they are within the US, or applies for a visa at a U.S. Consulate upon approval of employer’s I-129 petition if they are abroad.
Under a Blanket Petition
· Step 1: The employer completes Form I-129S and send it to the employee along with the Blanket Petition approval notice.
· Step 2: The employee applies for an L-1 visa at a U.S. consulate with the said documents as well as all other supporting evidence.
Success Examples of L1 visa petitions
Company X, a fintech consulting firm out of Canada, wishes to open a new branch office in the US to capture the dynamic and rapidly growing market. Company X hires Xu Law Group to set up a new business entity in the state of Delaware, and uses the newly set up company to sponsor L1A executive visas for its founders, as well as L1B special knowledge visas for its key hires.
Company E, a niche marketing startup based out of Singapore, wishes to expand its services to the USA to work with its many small business owners thriving on the wave of ecommerce boom. Company E hires Xu Law Group to transfer all three of its cofounders: CEO, COO, and CMO, to work on the branch office in the USA on L1A visa.
Contact Xu Law Group for your L-1 Visa Petition.
Whether you are an employer or employee with ties to a foreign company, an L1 visa classification is a challenging task to tackle. Our team of expert immigration lawyers will guide you in both processes of filing an I-129 petition and applying for an L1 visa afterwards. Reach out today for a consultation.