Several conditions required for U.S. L1A visa application

The U.S. L1A visa is a non-immigrant visa at the time of application. However, according to the relevant provisions of the U.S. immigration law, L1 visa holders and their family members can change their immigration status within a certain period and directly obtain permanent residence in the United States. However, applying for a U.S. L1 visa must meet the following aspects:

1. There must be a qualified cross-border affiliated company relationship

This is the company mentioned above that must be "cross-border". L1A application is not just a matter for American companies. Although the submitter of the application is a US company, the L1A application must involve an overseas company, and there must be a qualified affiliated company relationship between the overseas company and the US company.

Two more keywords are derived here: "associated" and "company". Many customers are worried that their company's LLC form does not meet the requirements of L1A. There is no need to worry about this. L1A has relatively loose formal requirements for U.S. companies, allowing companies in the form of INCs, LLCs, and even partnerships, trusts, funds, etc. A business in the form of an LLC not only meets the requirements of L1A, but also meets the requirements of EB1C.

2. One year of full-time overseas executive experience is required

After finding an overseas company that meets the requirements, L1A applicants should also note that you must have completed the application in the past 3 years before submitting the application. have at least one year of senior management experience in the overseas company. This year’s overseas executive experience must be real. First of all, it must be full-time executive work experience. This year does not include the applicant’s time in the United States, and this year’s overseas experience must meet the requirements of “executive”. Applicants who have not previously held a managerial position and have only been promoted within the past year may not meet this requirement. Or if the overseas company itself is small, it will also be a challenge to prove overseas executive experience.

3. Going to the United States to take up a senior executive position

Since it is a transfer of a multinational executive, the applicant not only needs to be a senior executive overseas, but also needs to be a senior executive after entering the United States. Executives. For newly established L1 US companies, proof of this is mainly through the company's business plan. For L1 US companies operating for more than one year, this requires an experienced immigration lawyer to carefully examine the company's operations and personnel structure to make a judgment. There is no one-size-fits-all standard.

4. U.S. companies must have business premises

The L1A application is not only suitable for U.S. companies that are already in operation, but also for newly established U.S. companies. However, for newly established US companies, if you want to submit an L1A application for the applicant, you must already have a business location when submitting the application. Having a business location does not mean that a U.S. company intends to rent a certain office space, but it means that it must have rented or purchased a suitable office space.