The L-1A nonimmigrant classification enables 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 classification also enables a foreign company that does not yet have an affiliated U.S. office to send an executive or manager to the United States to establish one.
Period of Stay
Qualified employees entering the United States to establish a new office will be allowed a maximum initial one-year stay. All other qualified employees will be allowed a maximum initial stay of three years. For all L-1A employees, requests for extended stay may be granted in increments of up to an additional two years until the employee has reached the maximum limit of seven years.
For foreign employers seeking to send an employee to the United States as an executive or manager to establish a new office, the employer must also show that:
- The employer has secured sufficient physical premises to house the new office;
- The employee has been employed as an executive or manager for one continuous year in the three years preceding the filing of the petition; and
- The intended U.S. office will support an executive or managerial position within one year of the petition’s approval.
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