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"L-1 visa for inter-company transfers If you've worked for the company in a foreign subsidiary for at least one year in the preceding three years, you may be e
by speeq 13y ago
"L-1 visa for inter-company transfers
If you've worked for the company in a foreign subsidiary for at least one year in the preceding three years, you may be eligible for a L-1 visa. When the H-1B cap is reached, large companies like Google often look to L-1s instead, moving new employees to their Canadian offices for a year to make them eligible.
The foreign subsidiary must be related to its US counterpart in one of four ways: parent and subsidiary, branch and headquarters, sister companies owned by a mutual parent, or 'affiliates'.
It's a fairly straightforward visa to get if you qualify, and has the added bonus of being dual intent."
Would it be possible to open a US business remotely, then a foreign subsidiary in your country of residence - work for a year there and then be eligible for an inter-company L-1 transfer?
- anextio 13y agoUSCIS is generally very wary about L-1 abuse. The US company would need a full staff and board of directors. i.e. Both sides of the equation have to be real companies doing real things who have a legitimate need to occasionally bring employees across. Neither of the companies can exist solely to funnel workers into the US.
- speeq 13y agoWell, let's say I own a successful business in the UK, want to expand to the US and expect significant growth within the first year - does a L-1 visa allow me to open a new office in the US, if I hire someone competent to take over UK operations?
- psuter 13y agoIn your scenario, you will likely (legitimately) qualify for an E-2 visa.