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An outsourcing plan can explain where a new office obtains operational support, but a list of vendors is not proof of a qualifying transferee role. A Dieppe company should link the agreements to the work the applicant actually performs.
Identify actual support and capacity
Distinguish signed service arrangements from proposed ones, and describe the operational tasks each provider performs. For L-1A, show how the office will support a primarily managerial or executive role within one year, including sufficient premises. A title alone does not establish managerial capacity.
Complete the transfer conditions
Establish the qualifying organizational relationship, the required continuous qualifying foreign employment year within the relevant three-year period and continuing US and foreign business through the qualifying group. For L-1B new offices, specialized knowledge, sufficient premises and financial ability to pay and commence business remain necessary. For a new-office L-1A petition, the required foreign year must have been in a managerial or executive capacity.
Plan the first-year evidence
Initial new-office approval is limited to one year. Maintain actual staffing, financial, contract and operating records. If a provider leaves, explain who now performs the work and assess any effect on the role rather than retaining an obsolete diagram.
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