What Company Relationships are Required for an L-1A Employee?
The L-1A visa is a non-immigrant visa category for multinational companies to transfer qualified employees from a foreign company to a U.S.-based office in an executive or managerial capacity. There are two key relationships that can exist between the foreign company and the U.S. company to qualify for an the L-1A visa: the parent-subsidy relationship […]
USCIS Clarifies That The Owner Of A Sole Proprietorship Owner May Not Self-Petition For An L-1 Visa
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has issued policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual clarifying that a sole proprietorship may not file a Form I-129L Petition (“Petition”) on behalf of its owner because the sole proprietorship does not exist as a distinct legal entity separate and apart from the owner. The L-1 Intracompany […]
