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L-1A and L-1B VISAS
They are available to intra-company transferees in managerial positions or who have specialized knowledge.
VISA L-1A
What is the L-1A visa?
It is for people transferred within the same company who work in managerial or executive positions in a company located outside the United States and who also have the executive or managerial capacity to carry out their activities.
Understand executive ability , your talent for making a wide range of decisions without much supervision.
It is understood as managerial capacity , the ability to supervise and control the work of professional employees and manage the organization or a department, subdivision, function, or component of the organization.
This classification allows US employers to transfer executives or managers to an office located in the US. Likewise, if the company is just going to start its work in the American state, the employer could send one of these positions with the aim of establishing an office in the United States.
VISA L-1B
What is the L-1B visa?
It is for intra-company transferees working in positions that require specialized knowledge.
This visa is available to business owners or employees specialized in relation to the interests of the company.
The L1 visa is a non-immigrant classification that allows US employers to transfer an expert professional to one of their offices in the United States, in order to supervise either the opening or the work carried out there._cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_
Specialized knowledge is understood as the knowledge you have of the product, services, research, equipment, techniques, management, and other interests of the requesting organization and its application in international markets, or having an advanced level of knowledge or be an expert in the processes and procedures of the eligible organization.
L-1A AND L-1B VISAS
The L-1A and L-1B visas can be granted when an employer files a petition to obtain authorization for a qualified employee to work and live in the United States.
Who does it apply to?
- To employees who have an eligible relationship with a foreign company (head office, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate, collectively known as eligible organizations)
- Currently doing or will be doing business as an employer in the United States and in at least one other country, directly or through an eligible organization, during the duration of the beneficiary's stay in the United States as an L-1." IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE BUSINESS TO BE INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE, BUT IT SHOULD BE VIABLE.
- Likewise have been working for an eligible organization abroad for a period of one continuous year and within the three years prior to admission to the United States
- Seeking to enter the United States with the intention of rendering services in an executive or managerial capacity to a branch of the same employer or to one of its eligible organizations.
Read more at uscis.gov
Application and necessary documentation
The employer must file Form I-129 , Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, on behalf of the employee.
Employers must use this form to submit an application to enter the United States for one of their nonimmigrant employees; This permit is temporary and will allow the employee to provide work services or receive training as a Nonimmigrant, as well as work under the same conditions.
This form is also used to apply for an extension of stay or change of status to E-1, E-2, E3, H-1B1 or TN, as well as applications for H1B, H-2A, H-2B, H- 3, L-1, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-1S, P-2, P-2S, P-3, P-3S, Q-1 or R-1 nonimmigrant worker
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What other procedures is the I-129 form used for?
Change Nonimmigrant Status Based on Employment
Extend Period of Authorized Stay as a Nonimmigrant Employee
H-1B for Professionals with Skilled Jobs, DOD Cooperative Research and Development Project Workers, and Haute Couture Models
P-1B Visa
O-1 Visa, Persons with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement
P-1A Visa
Q Visa, Cultural Exchange
E Visas (E-1, E-2 and E-3) for Temporary Workers
H-2A, H-2B and H-3 visas
L Visas (L-1A and L-1B) for Temporary Workers
P-2 and P-3 visas
R-1 Visas, Temporary Nonimmigrant Religious Workers
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Family members of employees with L1 visa
The employee can be accompanied by his spouse and children under 21 years of age and who are single. These can receive the classification as Non-immigrants with the l-1 visa; If they are approved, they are granted the same period of time as the employee and they will be able to study, work and live in the United States.
How long can I stay in the USA with the L1 visa?
You will initially be admitted to the USA for a period of one year; however, if you want to extend your stay, you could get a period of two more years and so on until you reach 5 years in the country.
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