L-1 Executive Visa

Dreaming of living in the US? As an executive or manager of a foreign business, an L-1 visa allows you transfer to the United States to manage an affiliate on a temporary basis. Our experienced immigration attorneys in Miami can provide legal assistance in your L-1 executive visa application and turn your immigration vision to reality!

With a 98% approval rate for petitions filed by AmLaw Group, you can rest assured knowing that your business immigration is in good hands. Schedule a consultation with our business immigration attorneys in Miami to get started with your L-1 executive visa application today!

The typical L-1 executive visa applicant is usually a person with a fairly high level of income in their country, with at least $80,000 funds available for investment. Most L-1 visa applicants are small business owners who are usually married, with minor children, and/ or wants their children to be educated in the US.

If you wish to actively engage in business in the United States, and plan continues to conduct commercial activities in your country after moving, an L-1 visa may be the immigration solution you’re looking for. Call us t AmLaw Group to check your eligibility and find out if an L-1 executive visa is for you.

For the business in your country of residence, you should meet the following criteria.

For the business in the United States, you should meet the following criteria.

L-1 Executive Visa applications are processed within 4 to 6 months for standard processing, and 15 to 30 days for expedited petition review.

Initially, the L-1 visa is issued for a period of one year in case of opening a new company in the United States. If an operating business is acquired that has existed for more than one year, then the visa is initially issued for 3 years. To extend your visa, you must meet the following conditions:

If these conditions have been met, the visa is extended for another 2 years, for up to three extensions in total. The maximum, subject to all extensions, on an L-1 visa, you can stay in the United States for 7 years. Talk to our experienced business immigration attorneys in Miami for more information.

If you’re wondering whether an L-1 visa qualifies for a US green card, the answer is NO!

The L-1 is a temporary (nonimmigrant) executive visa, which is essentially a work visa for a company executive. The misconception that the L-1 category allows a foreign national to obtain a permanent residence permit in the United States is due to two factors.

First, not everyone understands that US visas can be conditionally divided into two types. Nonimmigrant visas or residence permits give the right to temporarily stay in the country, while and immigrant visas grant the right to obtain a green card or permanent residence.

Second, applicants often simply confuse the L-1 and EB-1c categories, because they are similar in many ways. To distinguish one visa from another, you need understand that while the L-1 category is applicable to management personnel and specialized personnel, the EB-1c immigration category can only be used by management personnel.

A petition for the L-1 category can be submitted when an employee is transferred to a new, newly formed company in the United States (operating in the United States for less than one year). However, a petition for the immigration category EB-1c can only be submitted if the company has been active in the United States for at least one year and has at least 10 employees.

If you’re not sure whether an L-1 executive or an EB-1C is for you, talk to our business immigration lawyers in Miami at AmLaw Group to find out the best immigration path for you.