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    The L visa is a temporary nonimmigrant work visa category in the U.S. for an intracompany transferee of multinational companies to work in the U.S.

    The L-1A visa category is for managers and executives being transferred to a U.S. office that is a subsidiary, branch, affiliate, or parent company of the foreign employer. Managerial or executive capacity is defined as overseeing organizational operations or managing a critical function.

    The L-1B visa is for employees with specialized knowledge being transferred to a U.S. office of the same multinational company. Specialized knowledge is defined as advanced knowledge or expertise in the company’s products, services, processes, technology, or procedures that is not commonly possessed by other employees in the industry.

    Employee Eligibility Requirements

    1. Qualifying Relationship: The U.S. employee must have employment with a qualifying multinational organization with a relationship to the U.S. employer.

    2. Position Qualification: For L-1A, the employee must be coming to the U.S. to work in a managerial or executive capacity as defined above. For L-1B, the employee must possess specialized knowledge in the organization as defined above.

    3. One Year of Employment: The employee must have worked for the foreign company outside of the U.S. continuously for at least one year within the three years immediately preceding the L-1 visa application.

    Employer Eligibility Requirements

    1. Qualifying Relationship: The U.S. employer must have a qualifying relationship with the foreign entity employing the visa holder (parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or branch office relationships). The organizations should demonstrate a significant level of control or ownership by the same parent or entity.

    2. Conducting Business in the U.S.: The U.S. employer must be actively doing business in the U.S. and must have a physical office or facility where the employee will work or demonstrate a plan to otherwise support the employee’s position.

    3. Employment Offer: The U.S. employer must extend a valid employment offer to the employee and be willing to file an L-1 petition with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on the employee’s behalf.

    There may be additional or special provisions beyond the information listed above.

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