New York City L-1 Visa Attorneys

NYC Company Transfer Visa Lawyers

New York City Employment Visa Lawyers Helping Clients Acquire L-1 Visas

An L-1B visa is a document specifically used to enter the United States for the purpose of allowing employees of an international company with offices in both a home country and in the United States, or for companies which intend to open a new office in the United States while maintaining their home country interests, to work in the U.S..

At the Law Office of Cheryl R. David, we can explain all the opportunities and requirements associated with obtaining an L-1 visa. We are here to help you through the entire procedure. For an initial consultation with a skilled immigration lawyer, contact our New York City office today.

The L1- visa is type of nonimmigrant visa that allows these kinds of individuals in executive or managerial positions or those with specialized knowledge to relocate to the corporation's North American office after having worked abroad for the company for at least one year prior to applying.

L-1B Qualifications

The office in the United States must be a parent company, child company, or sister company to the foreign company. This particular company transfer visa or skilled worker visa is generally valid for a short amount of time, generally one to three years, and the position they hold in the United States branch must be a lateral move or higher.

Additionally, spouses of L-1 visa holders are usually allowed to work, without restriction, in America. The L-1 visa may also legally be used as a pathway to a green card under the 'doctrine of dual intent'. Our attorneys can assist you in the initial application process for an L-1 visa as well as any subsequent changes in your immigration status that you wish to pursue.

We make sure your visa application is correctly filled out and submitted in a timely manner. Although there are no caps on this type of visa, there are limitations concerning who qualifies and when the visa expires. For more information, please contact the Law Office of Cheryl R. David