| L-Nonimmigrant Visas |
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| L-1 Intracompany Transferees Visa |
| The L-1 visa is available to employees of overseas companies who have a parent, subsidiary, branch, affiliate entity inside the U.S. L-I Intracompany Transferee Visa allows these employees to come and carry out services involving “specialized knowledge” in the U.S. for the U.S. entity. These employees must have been employed outside the U.S. for at least one continuous year within the past three years as either a manager or executive capacity to be eligible for the L-1A visa or as a person with specialized knowledge to be eligible for the L-1B visa. There is a special provision under this category that the employer is not required to obtain a Labor Condition certification from the Department of Labor prior to petitioning for the employee. |
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| Family Members: |
| An L-1 employee’s spouse and unmarried children, who are twenty-one (21) years of age, are eligible for the L-2 visa. The spouse of the L-1 visa employee may apply for work authorization after he or she is admitted to the United States in L-2 visa status. |
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| Validity Period: |
| Managers and executive employees may be admitted to the U.S. in L-1A status for a period up to seven years and employees with specialized knowledge may be admitted in L-1B status in the U.S. for a period up to five years. Any time spent in H-1B status by an L-1A or L-1B employee in the U.S. is counted towards the seven or five year limit period. |
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| Necessary Documentation Required for the L-1 Intracompany Transferee Visa: |
- Evidence of a qualifying organization relationship between the U.S. and foreign company support, ownership, and control.
- Evidence pertaining to employee’s employment for overseas company is an executive, manager, or employee with specialized knowledge.
- Evidence pertaining to employee’s employment for overseas company for one continuous year during the past three years.
- Detailed written description of the proposed job duties and evidence that the proposed employment will be in an executive or managerial capacity, or skills involve specialized knowledge.
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| For additional information about our ability to help, prepare, and file all the necessary documents required to apply for L-1 Intracompany Transferee Visa, contact us for reliable advice. |
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| At The Ahluwalia Firm, our emphasis is on : |
- providing zealous representation before the USCIS
- delivering value for money, ensuring seamless processing of your visa petition/application
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| Source: www.uscis.gov |
