Difference between EB- 1C and L 1

EB- 1C means the migration of enterprise executives, and what people often say is career migration. This policy is that the United States will apply for immigration in order to attract outstanding researchers or senior professional managers across enterprises. In the process of immigration, the meanings of these words are always unclear, such as L- 1 visa, I- 140 application and I-485 application. If you don't know, you can read Bian Xiao's popular science articles.

In the EB- 1C professional migration cycle, three immigration terms are often mentioned: L- 1 visa, I- 140 application and I-485 application. What do these three terms mean? Bian Xiao will give you a brief summary, hoping to give you a clearer understanding of your own immigration road.

L- 1 Visa L- 1 Visa is applicable to all kinds of enterprises (multinational companies) in China doing business in the United States, and it is necessary to send or transport managers or employees with special skills to work in the United States. L- 1 visas are divided into two categories: A and B. Among them, Class A is suitable for being a senior manager, manager or an executive equivalent to a manager in a multinational company, and is valid for 7 years; Class B is applicable to professionals employed by multinational companies and is valid for 5 years. No matter A or B, once it reaches the maximum validity period, it can't be renewed. Applicants either change their identity within the validity period or return to China after the expiration.

I- 140 application I- 140 is the number of the American professional immigration application form. Whether you apply for immigration directly through EB- 1C or convert to green card status through L- 1A, you need to apply through I- 140 first.

Application category: professional immigration application

Target of application: multinational companies with personnel needs.

Beneficiaries of application: senior managers, managers or executives equivalent to managers working in multinational companies.

Audit content: mainly examine whether the applicant (multinational company) is qualified to apply for immigration (green card). The main contents of the audit are the applicant's work experience in multinational companies, the scale of multinational companies and the number of employees. More importantly, the Immigration Bureau needs to judge whether the applicant has the prospect of sustainable development in the United States according to this review, because in the view of the Immigration Bureau, if the company has no possibility or need for long-term development, it will grant L 1 visa.

I-485 application I-485 is an application for identity category conversion, that is, an application for the applicant's existing identity to be converted into a green card identity. Because I- 140 has completed the qualification examination of the applicant's employment company, that is to say, the applicant who has applied through the company has obtained the qualification of obtaining a green card, so the examination at this stage will mainly focus on the investigation and examination of individuals.

Application category: application for identity category conversion

Individual immigration applicant.

Audit content: whether the personal background is innocent.

Difference 1. American L- 1 Non-immigrant visa is mainly aimed at the senior management of the enterprise, no matter what industry the company is, but it must be the senior management of the company, such as the account manager and project manager of the company.

2. It is better for a company to apply for L- 1 visas for its employees. Although the size of the company is not stipulated in the policy, in the actual operation process, the immigration bureau will review the "authenticity" of the company and whether the applicant is a senior manager. Therefore, the bigger the company, the better.

3. Whether it is an L- 1 visa or an EB- 1C visa, the beneficiary must be an executive of an overseas affiliated company. According to American immigration law, the only requirement for L- 1 visa and EB- 1C professional immigrants is to submit an application and be an executive in an offshore affiliated company for at least one year. In other words, the beneficiary is not necessarily the major shareholder of the company, nor the legal representative, but must hold a management position in the company and be a senior manager.

4. Many times, people who pass the L- 1 visa in the United States often apply for American immigration through EB- 1C and get a green card. However, this does not mean that you can get a green card through EB- 1C if you get an L- 1 visa, and you can also apply for a green card in the United States through other channels. The reverse is also true, not that I have to pass the L- 1 visa to get EB-1c. There are also qualified applicants who apply for EB- 1C directly through other channels instead of L- 1 visa.