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What is the L1 Visa

The L1 Visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows foreign companies to transfer a manager, executive, or person to a US company.

The US Branch/company must be a branch office, parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of the foreign company.

The transferred employee must work for the US branch/company as a manager or senior employee. If the employee works as an executive, the visa is specifically called an L1A visa. If the employee works as a person with specialized knowledge, the visa is specifically called an L1B visa.

What are the benefits of the L1 Visa

  • Live and Work in the USA
  • The L1A visa is initially valid for a period of 3 years and then extended for a total of 7 years.
  • The main applicant 's spouse and unmarried children under 21 years old are eligible to accompany the applicant in the United States.
  • The spouse and unmarried children would obtain L2 status as the dependents. The spouse can obtain employment authorization to work in the United States.
  • The children can attend US schools and get a US education.
  • The L1 visa is eligible for premium processing. Premium processing is a service provided by USCIS where they expedite the processing of the L1 petition for an additional fee of $2,500. USCIS will issue a response to the L1 petition within 15 days.

To get an L1 visa, there are four main requirements:

-There must be a qualifying relationship between the foreign company and the US company. i.e., branch, subsidiary, or affiliate office.

-The employee coming to work in the US must have been continuously employed full-time by the foreign company for at least 1 year within the last 3 years before filing the L1 petition.

-The employment with the foreign company must have been in a managerial, executive, or specialized knowledge capacity.

-The employee’s work for the US company must be in a managerial, executive, or specialized knowledge capacity.

Services

Eligibility Check

We first check your eligibility to reduce the risk of visa rejection.

Pre- Application

1 - Collection of documents
2 - Preparation of a complete business plan.
3 - Visa submission.

Post Visa & Landing procedures available

What is the processing time?

The standard processing time is 3 months to 6 months.