Documents Needed for L1-A Visa

U.S. Company Documents

  1. Certificate of Incorporation;
  2. Share Certificates to show relationship between both companies;
  3. Organizational chart of personnel and departments. This organizational chart should show the beneficiary name and job title and number of people he will supervise. Also we need in a separate sheet names, job titles and qualifications , salary of people the beneficiary will supervise.
  4. Letter from the US Company stating beneficiary’s job title, job duties in the USA, and the number of people the beneficiary will be supervising in the U.S.
  5. A business plan for the company, including existing personnel (details of the positions) and anticipated staffing;
  6. Repatriation of funds to parent company or wire transfer of funds from parent to US company evidencing initial investment.
  7. Company Lease and utility bills for office space and operations;
  8. All pages of latest three months Bank Statements;
  9. List of clients, copies of contracts, invoices and other documentation to show that the business is active;
  10. Most recent three years of tax returns & financial statements of the company;
  11. Brochure or Photos of the office;
  12. Bills of Lading and Airway bills if applicable.

Foreign Country

  1. Name of parent company, registration and Business license;
  2. Statement explaining the name of principals of the parent company and their exact shares;
  3. Share Certificates to show relationship between both companies;
  4. Copy of partnership deed (if applicable);
  5. Company brochure or product introduction;
  6. Organizational chart of the personnel and departments. This should include position held by the transferee; total number of workers he is supervising. Also we need in a separate sheet names, job titles and qualifications of people the beneficiary is supervising.
  7. Employment verification letter from parent company, which should mention beneficiary’s current Job Title, Salary and Job Duties, number of people he is supervising, dates of his Employment and job titles he has held to show his growth within the company, Reason you want him transferred to USA;
  8. Recent three years of Income tax filings for the past three years, balance sheets, profit/loss statements, cash flow reports;
  9. Copies of recent three months of bank statements;
  10. Payroll journals of the company for 3-6 months, showing the name of the beneficiary and other employees;
  11. Copy of the lease/sale deed of the premises & warehouses of the company;
  12. Documents of business transactions (invoice, contracts, bills of lading, letters of credit etc)

From the Beneficiary

  1. All stamped pages of passport, 1-94 (if applicable) of the alien beneficiary who seeks to move to the United States;
  2. Exact dates of his employment and job titles he held;
  3. Paystubs for last one year;
  4. The proposed duties of the alien beneficiary with the US company;

Documents Needed to show Executive/Managerial Position of the Beneficiary

  1. Detailed duties identifying executive or managerial duties with percentage of each;
  2. Flow Chart or SOP (standard operating procedure document) showing the process and who is involved at each step
  3. To show managerial role, we would need emails showing that you are giving directives to your subordinates or they are asking you for direction or they are reporting to you, performance appraisal for all of them under your supervision, proof that you signed the employment or reliving letters, that you approved raise in salaries or bonuses. Leave letters etc.
    OR
  4. To show Executive role, proof that you prepared a policy document for appraisal by the Board of directors, signatures on important executive decision documents, summary of board of meetings showing that you played an executive role, if you prepared or signed off on the budget of the company, Any other policy decisions that you have taken, proof of the same.

Ownership and Control

  1. SEC document Form 10K if applicable which lists all US entities and foreign affiliates, subsidiaries and branch offices and showing percentage of ownership or any other document provided by a third party showing this information;
  2. Annual report that shows the above information;
  3. Minutes of the meeting showing the ownership information
  4. Purchase agreements showing ownership and control
  5. Equity Ledger, certificates
  6. Operating agreements or partnership agreements
  7. Capitalization table
  8. Evidence from the appropriate State or Federal agency showing ownership or that the company is authorized to operate abroad
  9. Evidence of Capital contribution for ownership (wire transfers, checks, deposit receipts, banks statements.

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