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L-1 VISA TO U.S. GREEN CARD

L-1 VISA TO U.S. GREEN CARD. MICHAEL P. GUEVARA, P.L. 950 S. Pine Island Road Suite A-150 Plantation, FL 33324 (954) 727-8220 www.guevaraimmigration.com. THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF L-1 VISAS: L-1A VISAS FOR MULTINATIONAL MANAGERS OR EXECUTIVES L-1A VISAS ARE VALID FOR 7 YEARS.

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L-1 VISA TO U.S. GREEN CARD

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  1. L-1 VISA TO U.S. GREEN CARD MICHAEL P. GUEVARA, P.L. 950 S. Pine Island Road Suite A-150 Plantation, FL 33324 (954) 727-8220 www.guevaraimmigration.com

  2. THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF L-1 VISAS: • L-1A VISAS FOR MULTINATIONAL MANAGERS OR EXECUTIVES • L-1A VISAS ARE VALID FOR 7 YEARS L-1 visa to u.s. green card

  3. L-1B VISAS ARE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE • L-1B VISAS ARE VALID FOR 5 YEARS L-1 visa to u.s. green card

  4. ONLY THE L-1A VISA QUALIFIES AN INDIVIDUAL TO APPLY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY (GREEN CARD) IN THE UNITED STATES BY FILING A PARALLEL EB-1 MULTINATIONAL MANAGER OR EXECUTIVE IMMIGRANT VISA (GREEN CARD) CASE. L-1 visa to u.s. green card

  5. TO QUALIFY FOR EITHER AN L-1A OR L-1B VISA: • You need to have worked for the Foreign Company for 1 of the past 3 years • You need to have a Foreign Company and a U.S. Company with a qualifying relationship (affiliate, subsidiary, etc.) • You need to be transferred to the U.S. Company to work as a Manager/Executive or as a person with Specialized Knowledge L-1 visa to u.s. green card

  6. BOTH THE U.S. COMPANY AND THE FOREIGN COMPANY MUST REMAIN OPEN AND ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE APPLICATION PROCESS • IF THE PERSON IS TRANSFERRED TO THE U.S. WITH AN L-1A OR L-1B VISA AND THEN THE FOREIGN COMPANY IS CLOSED THE EB-1 GREEN CARD CASE SHOULD BE DENIED L-1 visa to u.s. green card

  7. IT IS POSSIBLE TO OPEN A NEW OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIRED AFFILIATION WITH THE FOREIGN COMPANY • THERE MUST BE PROOF OF PHYSICAL PREMISES HAVING BEEN ACQUIRED • NEW OFFICE L-1 VISAS ARE ONLY GRANTED FOR 1 YEAR INITIALLY BUT CAN BE RENEWED L-1 visa to u.s. green card

  8. THERE IS NO U.S. COMPANY SIZE LIMITATION REQUIRED • THE U.S. COMPANY DOES NOT NEED TO BE IN THE SAME TYPE OF BUSINESS AS THE FOREIGN COMPANY BUT THE REQUIRED CORPORATE QUALIFYING RELATIONSHIP MUST EXIST L-1 visa to u.s. green card

  9. THE L-1 VISA HOLDER CAN WORK PART-TIME • THERE IS NO PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT • THE L-1 VISA ALLOWS FOR DUAL INTENT SO YOU CAN ALSO APPLY FOR A GREEN CARD IN ANY CATEGORY (Family or Employment Based) L-1 visa to u.s. green card

  10. YOUR SPOUSE AND MINOR CHILDREN ARE ISSUED L-2 VISAS FOR THE SAME DURATION AS THE PRIMARY L-1 VISA HOLDER • SPOUSES CAN APPLY FOR A WORK PERMIT L-1 visa to u.s. green card

  11. IF YOU QUALIFY FOR AN L-1A VISA YOU ARE ABLE TO FILE AN EB-1 MULTINATIONAL MANAGER OR EXECUTIVE GREEN CARD CASE • IF YOU QUALIFY FOR AN L-1B VISA YOU MAY STILL APPLY FOR OTHER TYPES OF IMMIGRANT VISA (GREEN CARD) CASES SUCH AS A FAMILY-BASED PETITION OR A PERM LABOR CERTIFICATION APPLICATION L-1 visa to u.s. green card

  12. PLEASE CONTACT OUR LAW FIRM TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR AN L-1 VISA OR AN EB-1 GREEN CARD CASE MICHAEL P. GUEVARA, P.L. www.guevaraimmigration.com L-1 visa to u.s. green card

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