L-1A Intracompany Transferee Visa
The L-1A visa allows international companies to transfer executives or managers from their foreign offices to a U.S. branch, subsidiary, or affiliate. It supports the expansion of multinational corporations into the U.S. by facilitating the movement of key senior-level personnel.
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Eligibility Criteria
To qualify, applicants must have been employed as an executive or manager with the foreign company for at least one continuous year within the past three years. There must be a qualifying relationship between the foreign and U.S. companies (parent, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate), and the applicant must be entering the U.S. to continue serving in an executive or managerial capacity.
Frequently Asked Questions
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It is a non-immigrant visa designed for multinational companies to transfer senior-level executives or managers from a foreign office to a related company in the United States.
Yes, your spouse and unmarried children under 21 can apply for L-2 dependent visas. Spouses on an L-2 visa are also eligible to apply for work authorization in the U.S.
Yes, the L-1A visa is considered a strong pathway to permanent residency (a Green Card) through the EB-1C immigrant visa category, which is specifically for multinational executives and managers.
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