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L1 INTROCOMPANY TRANSFEREES<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Overview<\/h6>\n

The L-1 intra-company transfer visa is available to a foreign national employee who seeks to enter the U.S. temporarily to work for the same employer or its affiliate or subsidiary. The individual must have worked for the entity abroad continuously for one year at any time within the preceding three years. In order to qualify for L-1 status, employees of an L-1 employer, whether or not the employer is an individual or foreign company, must be engaged in activities that are executive, managerial, or supervisory in character. If he or she is not so employed, he\/she must possess \u201cspecialized knowledge\u201d that make the services that will be rendered for the efficient operation of the business.<\/p>\n

According to regulations, an individual possessing specialized knowledge will possess special knowledge of the petitioning organization\u2019s product, service, research, equipment, techniques, management, or other interests in its application in international markets, or an advanced level of knowledge or expertise in the company\u2019s processes and procedures.<\/p>\n

The Employer must be doing business in the U.S. and at least one other country for the duration of the employee\u2019s stay in the U.S. as an L-1 nonimmigrant.<\/p>\n

Pursuant to the Immigration Act of 1990, \u201cL\u201d visa holders are exempted from the requirement of having to establish their continued non-immigrant intent, greatly facilitating the transition to an immigrant employment based visa, leading to a \u201cgreen card\u201d.<\/p>\n

Since June 2005, the law prohibits the issuance of L-1B \u201cspecialized knowledge\u201d visas when the U.S. employment is primarily at client sites if (1) the employee will be principally controlled and supervised by the client; or (2) the work does not involve the provision of a product or service that requires specialized knowledge specific to the L-1 sponsoring employer. Thus, the rules still allow L-1 employees to accomplish work at client sites when the employees remain under the L-1 employer\u2019s full control and when the employer is implementing its own specialized product or service at that client site.<\/p>\n

Managers<\/h6>\n

The definition of \u201cmanager\u201d includes those who manage a \u201cfunction\u201d or \u201ccomponent\u201d of an organization, and not only personnel. Managerial capacity has been redefined by USCIS to mean an assignment within an organization in which the employee primarily:<\/p>\n