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An L-1 visa is available for an executive or manager who will transfer from his or her office abroad to an office located in the United States. The office in the United States must be affiliated with his or her foreign employer. The L-1 visa can also be used to establish a new office in the United States.
There are eligibility requirements related to both the foreign employer and the employee. The employer must have a qualifying relation with a foreign company and currently be (or will be) doing business as an employer in the United States and in at least one other country directly or through a qualifying organization for the duration of the L-1 visa. The employee must have worked for a qualifying organization abroad for one continuous year within the three years immediately preceding his or her admission to the United States. Furthermore, the employee must be in an executive or managerial capacity for a branch of the same employer or one of its qualifying organizations.
An L-1 visa’s period of authorized stay depends on the purpose of the visit. If the employee is seeking to establish a new office, the initial stay will be authorized for a maximum of one year. All other purposes will have an initial authorized stay of three years. Extensions are granted in increments of up to two years per request. The maximum limit allowed is seven years.
ImmigraTrust Law represents clients in all 50 U.S. States and internationally. Our best immigration lawyers assist you in pursuing permanent residency (green card), family-based petitions, U.S. citizenship (naturalization), temporary business visas, tourist visas, student visas, diversity visas, business investments, and immigration employment opportunities.
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There are eligibility requirements related to both the foreign employer and the employee. The employer must have a qualifying relation with a foreign company and currently be (or will be) doing business as an employer in the United States and in at least one other country directly or through a qualifying organization for the duration of the L-1 visa. The employee must have worked for a qualifying organization abroad for one continuous year within the three years immediately preceding his or her admission to the United States. Furthermore, the employee must be in an executive or managerial capacity for a branch of the same employer or one of its qualifying organizations.
An L-1 visa’s period of authorized stay depends on the purpose of the visit. If the employee is seeking to establish a new office, the initial stay will be authorized for a maximum of one year. All other purposes will have an initial authorized stay of three years. Extensions are granted in increments of up to two years per request. The maximum limit allowed is seven years.
ImmigraTrust Law represents clients in all 50 U.S. States and internationally. Our best immigration lawyers assist you in pursuing permanent residency (green card), family-based petitions, U.S. citizenship (naturalization), temporary business visas, tourist visas, student visas, diversity visas, business investments, and immigration employment opportunities.
ImmigraTrust Law attorneys are fluent in English, Spanish and Farsi.
Contact us today with your immigration questions! We'd love to help.
