Read the general business expansion overview
A Memramcook company planning a US office may assign purchasing, service and staff coordination to one transferee. The case should show how that person will primarily manage or act as an executive rather than simply accumulate operational tasks.
Explain who implements decisions
Identify actual staffing and support for each function. Avoid counting the same duty twice under different department names. First-line supervision of nonprofessional workers does not establish managerial capacity merely because the role carries a senior title.
Support the applicable first-year case
A new-office L-1A operation needs sufficient premises and capacity to support the qualifying role within one year. A new-office L-1B case needs qualifying knowledge, sufficient premises and financial ability to pay the worker and commence business. Initial approval is limited to one year.
Keep the group and service evidence complete
Prove the qualifying organizational relationship, required continuous qualifying foreign employment year within the relevant three-year period and continuing US and foreign business through qualifying entities. Retain actual operating evidence for later review rather than relying indefinitely on a forecast. For a new-office L-1A petition, the required foreign year must have been in a managerial or executive capacity.
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