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L Visas for Temporary Workers
Overview of the Application Process for a L Visa for Temporary Workers
| Procedure Name: | L Visa for Temporary Workers for US Employment. |
| Purpose: | The L-1 visa in America is an intercompany US transfer visa (US business visa). This allows a US company to transfer a key employee from one of its offices in another country to the United States. This allows companies to set up transfer operations in the US for their executives, managers, and specialized employees. |
| Eligible Applicants: | L-1A is for managers and executives who either move to a US office or come to the US to set up an office. The L-1B is intended for specialized personnel who have the required specialized skills or knowledge.. |
| Additional Information: | The L1-A visa grants a maximum stay of up to 7 years. L1-B grants up to 5 years. However, if the employee previously worked in the United States on a Type H work visa, this time may be deducted from the permitted stay. |
| How to apply: | Order this guide to learn more details about the application process and to learn how to start H-1B Work Visa application. |
Foreign employers seeking to send an employee to the United States as an executive or manager to establish a new office must show:
- They have a physical location for the new office;
- The employee has been employed as an executive or manager for one continuous year in the three years before filing the petition; and
- The new office will support an executive or managerial position within one year of the approval of the petition.
L-1A Classification
The L-1A nonimmigrant classification enables a U.S. employer to transfer an executive or manager from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of its offices in the United States. This classification also enables a foreign company which does not yet have an affiliated U.S. office to send an executive or manager to the United States with the purpose of establishing one. Your employer must file Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, with fee, on your behalf.
To qualify, you must:
- Generally have been working for a qualifying organization abroad for one continuous year within the three years immediately before your admission to the United States; and
- Be seeking to enter the United States to provide service in an executive or managerial capacity for a branch of the same employer or one of its qualifying organizations.
L-1B classification
The L-1B nonimmigrant classification enables a U.S. employer to transfer a professional employee with specialized knowledge relating to the organization’s interests from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of its offices in the United States. This classification also enables a foreign company which does not yet have an affiliated U.S. office to send a specialized knowledge employee to the United States to help establish one. Your employer must file Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, with fee, on your behalf.
To qualify, you must:
- Generally have been working for a qualifying organization abroad for one continuous year within the three years immediately before your admission to the United States; and
- Be seeking to enter the United States to provide services in a specialized knowledge capacity to a branch of the same employer or one of its qualifying organizations.
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