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    http://shusterman.com This presentation explains who qualifies for L-1 temporary visas. Schedule a legal consultation (by Skype, telephone or in person) at http://shusterman.com/schedule-immigration-consultation.html. An L-1 temporary visa allows an employer to transfer a worker with specialized knowledge from a foreign office to the US. The L-1 worker must be employed by a parent, subsidiary, branch or affiliated company abroad in order to qualify, and be coming to perform services that involve specialized knowledge. A foreign company which does not yet have an office in the US may establish one and obtain an L-1 visa for the worker. In order to sponsor the worker for an L-1 visa, the employer must begin the process by submitting a Form I-129 visa petition to the USCIS. For more information please see our L-1 Temporary Visas page at http://shusterman.com/l1intracompanymanagersexecutives.html

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    http://shusterman.com This presentation explains who qualifies for L-1 temporary visas. Schedule a legal consultation (by Skype, telephone or in person) at http://shusterman.com/schedule-immigration-consultation.html. An L-1 temporary visa allows an employer to transfer a worker with specialized knowledge from a foreign office to the US. The L-1 worker must be employed by a parent, subsidiary, branch or affiliated company abroad in order to qualify, and be coming to perform services that involve specialized knowledge. A foreign company which does not yet have an office in the US may establish one and obtain an L-1 visa for the worker. In order to sponsor the worker for an L-1 visa, the employer must begin the process by submitting a Form I-129 visa petition to the USCIS. For more information please see our L-1 Temporary Visas page at http://shusterman.com/l1intracompanymanagersexecutives.html

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    L-1 Intracompany Transferees

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    Carl Shusterman
    http://shusterman.com This presentation explains who qualifies for L-1 temporary visas. Schedule a legal consultation (by Skype, telephone or in person) at http://shusterman.com/schedule-immigration-consultation.html. An L-1 temporary visa allows an employer to transfer a worker with specialized knowledge from a foreign office to the US. The L-1 worker must be employed by a parent, subsidiary, branch or affiliated company abroad in order to qualify, and be coming to perform services that involve specialized knowledge. A foreign company which does not yet have an office in the US may establish one and obtain an L-1 visa for the worker. In order to sponsor the worker for an L-1 visa, the employer must begin the process by submitting a Form I-129 visa petition to the USCIS. For more information please see our L-1 Temporary Visas page at http://shusterman.com/l1intracompanymanagersexecutives.html

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    L-1 Intracompany Transferees

    Immigration Attorney
    Carl Shusterman
    Los Angeles, California

    L-1 Visas in the United


    States
    L-1A for Executives

    and Managers
    L-1B for Persons with
    Specialized
    Knowledge
    Company Must Start
    a Branch in the U.S.
    Dual Intent

    Relationship Between
    Foreign & US Company
    Branch, Subsidiary, Affiliate or

    Parent
    Documentation re: Foreign
    Company
    Documentation re: U.S.
    Company

    Primary (more than 50%)


    Duties of an Executive
    Directs Management
    Establishes Goals and

    Policies
    Wide Latitude in Decision
    Making
    Receives Only General
    Supervision
    Functional Executives

    Primary (more than 50%)


    Duties of a Manager
    Manages Component

    of Organization
    Manages
    Professionals or
    Supervisors
    Authority to Hire and
    Fire Employees
    Discretion Over Dayto-Day Operations
    Functional Managers

    Experience Requirements
    Worked 1 of Last 3

    Years for Company


    Abroad
    L-1A: as Manager
    or Executive
    L-1B: as Specialized
    Knowledge Worker

    Length of Stay in US
    Maximum Stay of 7 Years for

    L-1A
    Maximum Stay of 5 Years for
    L-1B
    Start-Ups: First Visa for 1 Year
    Extensions of Stay

    Permanent Residence for L-1As


    Fast Track to Green Card No PERM

    required
    Manager/Executive for US Company for 1
    year
    U.S. Company must file I-140 with USCIS
    Can Apply for Adjustment of Status
    Simultaneously

    Permanent Residence for L-1Bs


    PERM Process

    Required
    Then I-140 and I-485
    Under EB-2 or EB-3
    Category

    L-2 Spouses and Children


    Spouses - May

    Obtain Work Permit


    Can Live and Study
    in the US
    Eligible for
    Permanent
    Residence

    Blanket Petitions for


    Large Companies
    Individual Petitions Not

    Required
    Must have 3 or more
    Branch Offices; and
    10+ L-1 Petitions in
    Past Year; or
    US Branch Had $25
    Million in Annual Sales;
    or
    US Workforce of 1,000
    or more Employees

    Keeping Current with


    US Immigration Laws
    Possibility of New US

    Immigration Law
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