Read the general business expansion overview
A new US office plan should show who will perform operational work and how the transferee’s role will qualify. A Riverview company should distinguish genuine planned hires from workers already supporting the business.
Describe positions rather than impressive titles
For L-1A, the role must be primarily managerial or executive. Explain actual authority and duties. Supervising nonprofessional workers does not make a first-line supervisor managerial merely by title, and employee degrees alone do not prove the professional nature of their positions.
Support the applicable new-office classification
L-1A needs sufficient premises and capacity to support the qualifying role within one year. L-1B requires qualifying specialized knowledge, sufficient premises and financial ability to pay the worker and commence business. Initial new-office approval is limited to one year.
Establish the transfer and continuing business
The corporate relationship, required continuous qualifying foreign employment year within the relevant three-year period and continuing US and foreign business through the qualifying group remain necessary. Keep actual staffing and operations evidence so an extension can address performance rather than only a forecast. For a new-office L-1A petition, the required foreign year must have been in a managerial or executive capacity.
What else is on your mind?
Does being a business owner or director qualify me for L-1A?What employment history should an L-1 transfer review cover?What makes a new-office L-1A case different?Why does an L-2 spouse’s admission record matter for work?Editorial source review: 2026-09-07. General preparation guidance, not an individual assessment.