L1A Visa – Intra-Company Transferee Visa L1
L1 visa is a work visa, which is for important employees working for international companies and it is temporary in nature. Under this visa, the employees are allowed to be transferred to the US to continue working for their employer.

The employees who all are working for an international company and transferred to the US to establish a parent, branch, affiliate, or subsidiary of the company, this visa is also suitable for them.

L1 Visa Requirements

Applicants must be employed by the company visa for at least one year without a break or within the preceding three years in a managerial capacity or in any specialized knowledge capacity, in order to qualify the main criteria for L1. The applicants may also be obliged to meet certain character and health requirements.

L1 Visa Entitlements

L1 visa is temporary in nature and it allows the visa holder to stay and work in the US temporarily. The duration of stay for applicants is 3 years, if the company is already established in the US but if the company is new then the duration is granted for 12 months. Extensions of L1 visa may also be granted.

If L1 visa holders want to apply for a Green Card, which allows permanent US residency, then Intercompany transfers have to maintain L1 visa status. The applicable derivative visa (L2 visa) allows spouses and unmarried children under 21 years of age to join their spouse or parents in the US.

In the United States without procuring a student visa, spouses and children accompanying their spouses or parents respectively are allowed to undertake employment with an approved employment authorization or study.