{"id":36,"date":"2023-05-15T19:14:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/?p=36"},"modified":"2024-05-14T16:40:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T16:40:28","slug":"l1-visa-why-should-you-apply-for-l-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/l1-visa-why-should-you-apply-for-l-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"L1 Visa &#8211; WHY SHOULD YOU APPLY FOR L VISA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>These are some of the benefits of L Visa:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There is no degree or educational requirement for an L1 visa and the specialized knowledge does not need to be in a specific field as is in H1B non-immigrant visa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only multinational companies qualify for L1 visas. Thus, if applicant work for a multinational, a L1 visa petition can be filed by the parent, subsidiary, affiliate or branch of the foreign company where the alien has worked for at least 1 year in preceding 3 years in the capacity of manager, executive or special knowledge work.&nbsp; All employers do not have such choice as not all companies have foreign presence or are multinational.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For the companies, it does not require for majority ownership or control from a specific country as long as qualifying organization criteria is met.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>L-1A has a maximum duration of 7 years while L-1B visa has a maximum duration of 5 years that is more than H1B that has a period of three years extended to maximum 6 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One of the benefits of the L-1 visa program is that it allows companies the opportunity to re-locate employees to the United States to expand their business and open up new offices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spouse and minor unmarried children under the age of 21 years can accompany L-1 visa holder and L-2 spouse can get work permit and work in the U.S. Both (spouse and children) also can study and travel within and outside the U.S. on short trips and return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It allows dual intent. So, a L visa holder does not need to prove intent to not abandon a foreign country in order to get approved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Another benefit of the L-1A visa is that it can provide a stepping stone to lawful permanent resident status. A specific employment-based immigrant preference category (EB-1C) was created for managers and executives who meet the L-1 standards and are interested in becoming lawful permanent residents. If you qualify for a L-1B visa you may qualify for E-B1 or E-B2 as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Comparison and Differences between other non-immigrant visas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>VISA<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<strong>L<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>E<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>B-1<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>H-1B<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Need a treaty between U.S and foreign country to bring owners or employees to the United States<\/td><td>Not need of a treaty.<\/td><td>Required<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum period to stay in U.S.<\/td><td>L-1A &#8211; 7 years &nbsp; L-1B &#8211; 5 years<\/td><td>2 years initially extended to 2 years. There is no limit on how many times an E visa holder can extend their stay<\/td><td>6 months extended to 6 months more<\/td><td>6 years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ability to change employer<\/td><td>NO<\/td><td>NO<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>YES<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dual Intent. Can file petition to immigrant visa without proving intent to abandon foreign country.<\/td><td>YES<\/td><td>NO<\/td><td>NO<\/td><td>YES<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Minimum Educational requirement or specialized knowledge in a specific field<\/td><td>No degree is required<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>Required Degree or equivalent experience.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Prevailing wage<\/td><td>Not required<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Required. Must be paid at least the prevailing wages<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spouse benefits<\/td><td>Spouse can get work permit<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Spouse cannot get work permit.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dept. of Labor Approval<\/td><td>Not required<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>Required<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blanket Petition<\/td><td>Available<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Not Available. Individual petition must be filed for each proposed H1B Worker. &nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Green Card<\/td><td>L-1A visa holders can apply for E-B1C, without PERM labor certification and usually get green card within less than one year. &nbsp; L-1B visa holders would need PERM labor certification approval to get them green card.<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Employers of most H-1B visa holders would need PERM labor certification approval to get them green card.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are some of the benefits of L Visa: Comparison and Differences between other non-immigrant visas: VISA &nbsp;L E B-1 H-1B Need a treaty between U.S and foreign country to bring owners or employees to the United States Not need of a treaty. Required N\/A N\/A Maximum period to stay in U.S. L-1A &#8211; 7 years &nbsp; L-1B &#8211; 5 years 2 years initially extended to 2 years. There is no limit on how many times an E visa holder can extend their stay 6 months extended to 6 months more 6 years Ability to change employer NO NO N\/A YES Dual Intent. Can file petition to immigrant visa without proving intent to abandon foreign country. YES NO NO YES Minimum Educational requirement or specialized knowledge in a specific field No degree is required N\/A N\/A Required Degree or equivalent experience. Prevailing wage Not required &nbsp; &nbsp; Required. Must be paid at least the prevailing wages Spouse benefits Spouse can get work permit &nbsp; &nbsp; Spouse cannot get work permit. Dept. of Labor Approval Not required N\/A N\/A Required Blanket Petition Available &nbsp; &nbsp; Not Available. Individual petition must be filed for each proposed H1B Worker. &nbsp; Green Card L-1A visa holders can apply for E-B1C, without PERM labor certification and usually get green card within less than one year. &nbsp; L-1B visa holders would need PERM labor certification approval to get them green card. &nbsp; &nbsp; Employers of most H-1B visa holders would need PERM labor certification approval to get them green card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_page_generator_pro_exclude":false,"_page_generator_pro_group":0,"_page_generator_pro_index":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-l1-visa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55,"href":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larhdellaw.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}