US IMMIGRATION PACKAGES THROUGH BUSINESS L1 VISA
The L-1 visa is a temporary non-immigrant visa, which allows companies to relocate foreign qualified employees to its U.S. subsidiary or parent company. The qualified employee must have worked for a subsidiary, parent, affiliate or branch office of the company for at least one year out of the last three years. The foreign company must have an annual turnover of minimum 1 million USD. The U.S. company must be a parent company, child company, or sister company to the foreign company. The L1 visa may also include non-profit, religious, or charitable organizations. The L1 visa is a good way for small or start-up overseas companies to expand their business and services to the United States. This is advantageous to smaller companies because it allows for the transfer of a highly proficient manager or executive who has direct knowledge of operations, allowing the setup of a new branch in compliance with the goals and objectives of the company’s main office. However, since the USCIS will scrutinize L visa petitions filed by lesser-known companies more closely, professional consultation with an experienced immigration lawyer and a well establish consulting company is strongly recommended for these types of small businesses.
L-1A visas – Intracompany Transferee Executive or Manager
L1A visas are designed for intra-company executive transferees coming to work in the United States. The L1A visa holders must have been employed in an executive or managerial capacity for the foreign company at an overseas location continuously for at least one year out of the past three years. In addition, the L1A visa allows a company, which does not currently have a U.S. office to send an executive or manager to the United States in order to establish one. L1A visa is granted initially for one year for a new company in the US or three years for a US company with more than one year in existence, with extensions available in two-year increments, with a total stay not to exceed seven years.
L-1B visas – Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge
L1B are designed for professional employees with specialized knowledge. An example of specialized knowledge personnel would be an individual who possesses proprietary knowledge about a company’s product and who travels to the U.S. to impart his or her specialized knowledge to new U.S. employees. In addition, companies who currently do not have an office in the United States can use the L1B visa to send over an employee with specialized knowledge to help establish one. An L1B visa is issued initially for three years with one two-year extension for a maximum of five years stay. In both cases, the U.S. company and foreign company must be related in a specific way such through a parent/subsidiary relationship or through an affiliated employer. We offer a complete solution for individuals seeking to receive the L1A and L1B visas.
We can register the new US based company, offer a temporary professional manager in order to handle all local issues including the opening of a bank account, offer US office and virtual office services and most importantly offer adequate business consultancy to facilitate sooner the obtaining of the L1 visa. We work closely with the best immigration lawyers in the US to maintain our 100% success rate. Contact us for more information.