L-1 A Visa

Who Can Apply
Must have worked in sr. managerial or executive capacity abroad for 1 of last 3 years – applicant can be from ANY COUNTRY

U.S. Position
Must be coming to U.S. to work primarily in managerial or executive capacity

Investment Requirement
No specific requirement other than to obtain sufficient premises and adequately capitalize business (if new)

Foreign Company Affiliation
Ownership of foreign and U.S. entities must be substantially similar

Job Creation Requirement
Staff must be sufficient to support visa holder performs mainly managerial or exec duties (managing others)

Green Card Obtainability
Non-immigrant visa with fast track green card option using EB-1 Multinational Manager category

Dependents

Spouse and children under 21 can join principal applicant; Spouse can obtain employment auth.

Business Plan
3-year business plan
· Show petitioner and foreign company are qualifying organizations.
· Provide evidence that Foreign national will be employed as mgr/exec
· Show business will support staff hires as of Y2
· Show that foreign national will ONLY perform exec or managerial functions as of Y2
· 3-yr pro forma projections