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SALISBURY · L-1B FIELD GUIDE

What if my latest review describes a different job from the transfer proposal?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Explain the real chronology and assess whether the proposed knowledge claim remains supported.

Reconcile the roles honestly

A recent review may concern a prior assignment, or it may reveal a substantive discrepancy. Preserve the dates and actual duties rather than rewriting the evaluation to match the petition.

The audit or transfer the assignment supports, the availability of the quality lead and system administrators to produce records, and any internal approval needed to release extracts. The specialist and the company should start identifying which procedure specifications best demonstrate distinctive company-specific knowledge, and gathering evidence of the specialist's role in developing them, well before a transfer date is set. Identify the employee’s current location and authorized activities, the evidence still outstanding and the actual proposed worksite. The underlying transfer still needs a qualifying related organization, a continuous qualifying foreign year within the preceding three, and company-specific specialized knowledge. Once a change is approved, the project has committed dates and staffing to it, and a review that recommends waiting is then arguing against decisions already made. Provide the revised documents for a fresh review rather than assuming the original plan or approval automatically covers the new activity. Check the remaining time in status when planning the change as well, since a new phase beginning close to the general five-year L-1B maximum may call for a different route rather than an extension of this one.