- Direct oversight ensures better control over business operations
- Face-to-face interactions with clients and prospects build stronger relationships
- Quick decision-making enables timely responses to market demands and opportunities
- Efficient hiring and staff management ensure an effective workforce
- Participation in events enhances brand visibility and networking opportunities
- Enhanced coordination among global teams
L-1A Managerial Work Visa
Expanding your US business horizons
L-1A visa facilitates the transfer of executives or managers from a foreign company to a related US office for managerial work
Get StartedBusiness Advantages of Establishing a US Presence with an L-1A Visa
Work for your own company in the US and take control of your business goals
Introduction
Introduction
- Temporary Non-Immigrant Visa – Dual Intent
- Allows a U.S. employer to transfer an executive or manager from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of its offices in the United States. This is L-1A Existing Office visa.
- Allows a foreign company that does not yet have a U.S. office to send an executive or manager to the United States with the purpose of establishing one. This is L-1A New Office visa.
- Eligibility for Green Card - EB1C Multinational Manager or Executive
Benefits
Benefits
- Expand the foreign business in the U.S.
- No minimum investment required
- Live and work in the US
- Ability to travel
- The US company can be a different line of business than the parent foreign company
- Educational Requirement – You do not need a degree to qualify!
- Period of Stay – Initial 3 years and maximum 7 years.
- No annual limits – No annual cap (unlike H-1B)
- Work Authorization to dependents
- New offices - An Executive/Manager can be sent to the US to establish a new office under the pre-certified green card category
General Qualifications
General Qualifications
- US company registration with a qualifying (parent, subsidiary, or affiliate) link to the Indian firm
- L-1A petitioner employee’s minimum one-year managerial tenure in the foreign company
- Detailed business plan
- Doing viable business in India and potential to do viable business in the US
- Lease or purchase of office space
L-1A New Office Visa
L-1A New Office Visa
- 1 year to “start-up” the business in the US – Extension is filed before 1 year expiration.
- The company must have obtained adequate physical space
- The employer must demonstrate that it will be able to support a managerial or executive position after 1 year (for an L-1A visa)
- When filing an extension, it must be shown that both the US and foreign entity are still “qualifying organizations” and both are still “doing business”
- The US company can support an executive/manager who is relieved from the day-to-day operations
Processing Steps for your L-1A Petition filing
STEP 01
Fact Gathering & Compilation of data - from employer and L-1A beneficiary
STEP 02
Evaluation of documents and case preparation
STEP 03
L-1A Petition Filing with
USICS
FAQs
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What is an L-1A visa and how different is it from an L-1A New Office visa?
The L-1A visa facilitates the transfer of managerial or executive employees from multinational corporations' foreign offices, like in India, to related established branches in the United States. The L-1A New Office visa, conversely, is designated for employees transferred to set up a new office in the US. -
What is the "blanket L-1A program"?
The program streamlines the L-1A visa process for certain employees of large multinational companies in such a way that avoids the necessity for separate petitions for each employee. -
How long does it take to process an L-1A visa?
Premium processing of an L-1A visa guarantees a faster decision within 15 calendar days. On the other hand, the regular processing option follows the standard timeline of a few months. -
What educational qualifications are needed for an L-1A visa?
There is no specific or minimum educational qualification required for an L-1A visa.