Wednesday, July 9, 2014

L-1 visa for Intra-company Transferees in America

L-1 is the non-immigrant visa provided to the people who want to enter America temporarily. Sometimes companies, which are operating in the US and other nations, transfer their employees. These employees can get this visa for short amount of time. These employees must have worked in that company at least one year continuously within the previous three years.

The time limit for the stay in this visa is different for every country like three months for the Iran nationals, one year for Mexico, two years for the workers from Brazil, Russia, and China, five years for the Indian, Japanese, German nationals. The maximum limit is seven years. It is only allowed to the employees who work in the parent, subsidiary, affiliate or branch office of the company.

If the company does not have an affiliated office in America, it can still transfer an employee to establish one. This visa has different types depending on the occupation of the employee.
  • L-1A for managers and executives – It is given to the executives or managers of the company who has supervising responsibilities. It is granted for seven years.
  • L-1B for specialized knowledge staff – Workers with specialized knowledge can get this visa. It is granted for five years.
After completing the five or seven years, employee can again apply for the same visa. Before applying, he must work abroad for at least 1 year in the company.

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