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L-1B is intra-office transfer. You still have to prove "skill", there's just no degree requirement. If you're a specialized worker (L-1B) or manager (L-1A) and
by thirsteh 13y ago
L-1B is intra-office transfer. You still have to prove "skill", there's just no degree requirement. If you're a specialized worker (L-1B) or manager (L-1A) and have been so for over a year for your sponsoring company (a requirement for L visas), with a full salary, you presumably have the skills.
- richo 13y agoYeah, trust me on this; they don't presume shit. So far there's a pile of documents about 30cm high, and that hasn't yet been enough to appease USCIS.
- thirsteh 13y agoJust curious: what country are you from? I'm from Denmark and my L-1B process wasn't nearly as bad; certainly not as bad as my IR1 which is still ongoing--but maybe the fact that I have an IR1 application helped with the L visa somehow.
- richo 13y agoI'm from Australia. We basically have a gimme with the E3, but it has the degree requirement.
- thirsteh 13y agoI see. Curious.
- venus 13y agoInteresting. A couple of years ago a company was going to move me to the states on an L1A (executive transfer); even though I was "only" the tech lead they seemed confident it would be fairly easy. Then again, they then proceeded to go bust in the GFC so what would they know. Any hope of being transferred under that category instead?
- thirsteh 13y agoThe problem with L-1A is that you're expected to directly manage a significant amount of people. As far as I understand, it's harder to get, but it is extensible up to 7 years, compared to only 5 years for L-1B.