L1VISA

In United States L1 visa is a non-immigrant visa which allows companies functioning both in the US and abroad to transfer specific classes of employee from its foreign operations to the USA operations for a period of up to seven years. The employee must have worked for a subsidiary, or branch office of your United States company outside of the United States for at least  a period of one year out of the last three years.

There are two types of employees who may be sponsored or given eligibility for USA L1 visas: one type of an employee are Managers/Executives and second type of an employee are specialized knowledge staff.

 

 In particular, the executive or manager should have managerial responsibility for professional staff and/or on, department or subdivision of the employer. Such personnel are issued an L1A visa, primarily for a three year period extendible in two year increments to a maximum of seven years.

The second category covers those with knowledge of the company's products/services, research, systems, proprietary techniques, management, or procedures.  Staff in this category are issued an L1B visa, initially for three years extendible to a maximum of five years.

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To eligible for an L-1 visa, United States company which transfers an employee must have a branch, subsidiary, affiliate or joint venture partner of non-U.S. employer. Employment in the United State company must be role as a manager, executive or person with specialized knowledge and skills etc.

 

There are certain limitation for L1 visa , work only for the United States employer who performed as an employee L-1 visa sponsor. Should get visa approval or permit for the period up to three years. Extensions are allowed for two years at a time until an employee should be in United states for a total period of seven years.

 L-1 Blanket petition is a procedure in which a very large company can previously pre-qualify to transfer their L-1 employees. When the L-1 Blanket is approved, the company can transfer personal to the United States  rapidly  and with a short notice without having to file a petition with USCIS again. If an employers fires on an employee who are transferred on L1 visa, can find a new job with a short grace period and approval from USCIS. L-1 Visa is suitable for Foreign national executives being transferred to the United States. to manage an business or a major function or division of an business. An organization transfers to supervise work of other supervisory, professional or managerial employees, or who manages an essential function, department or subdivision

Specialized Knowledge employees of companies outside United States that have related United States branches, subsidiaries, affiliates or joint venture partners

Employees and partners of international accounting firms. Multinational companies to transfer foreign national executives to manage an organization or a major function or division of an organization in the United States. Employees and partners of international accounting firms Multinational companies to transfer foreign national executives to manage an organization or a major function or division of an organization in the United States.

Multinational companies to transfer employees with specialized knowledge such as, its products, research methods and marketing techniques