L-1 Visa

L-1 Visa Lawyer in Silicon Valley, San Jose, San Francisco Bay Area, California
 

1. The employee must have worked abroad for the overseas company for a continuous period of one year in the preceding three years;
2. The company for which the employee has worked for a year abroad must be related to the U.S. company in a specific manner, such as parent/subsidiary, sister companies with common parent. (Qualifying Relationship);
3. The company must be a qualifying organization-one that is doing business in the United States and one other country during the whole period of the transfer;
4. The employee to be transferred must have been employed abroad in an "executive" or "managerial" position (L-1A) or a position involving "specialized knowledge." (L-1B);
5. The employee must be coming to the U.S. company to fill one of these capacities (Executive, Managerial, or Specialized Knowledge);
6. The employee must be qualified for the position by virtue of his or her prior education and experience;
7. The L-1 visa holder must intend to depart the United States upon completion of his or her authorized stay;
8. L-1 available for opening new office:

a.    Sufficient real estate has been secured;
b.    The employee must have worked abroad for the overseas company
       for a continuous period of one year in the preceding three years in
       executive or managerial capacity, and the proposed employment
       involves executive or managerial authority;
c.    Within 1 year of approval, the U.S. operation will support an
       executive or managerial position.