MICHAEL P. GUEVARA, P.L. 950 S. Pine Island Road Suite A-150 Plantation, FL (954)

 THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF L-1 VISAS:  L-1A VISAS FOR MULTINATIONAL MANAGERS OR EXECUTIVES  L-1A VISAS ARE VALID FOR 7 YEARS 2

 L-1B VISAS ARE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE  L-1B VISAS ARE VALID FOR 5 YEARS 3

 ONLY THE L-1A VISA QUALIFIES AN INDIVIDUAL TO APPLY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY (GREEN CARD) IN THE UNITED STATES BY FILING A PARALLEL EB-1 MULTINATIONAL MANAGER OR EXECUTIVE IMMIGRANT VISA (GREEN CARD) CASE. 4

 TO QUALIFY FOR EITHER AN L-1A OR L-1B VISA:  You need to have worked for the Foreign Company for 1 of the past 3 years  You need to have a Foreign Company and a U.S. Company with a qualifying relationship (affiliate, subsidiary, etc.)  You need to be transferred to the U.S. Company to work as a Manager/Executive or as a person with Specialized Knowledge 5

 BOTH THE U.S. COMPANY AND THE FOREIGN COMPANY MUST REMAIN OPEN AND ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE APPLICATION PROCESS  IF THE PERSON IS TRANSFERRED TO THE U.S. WITH AN L-1A OR L-1B VISA AND THEN THE FOREIGN COMPANY IS CLOSED THE EB-1 GREEN CARD CASE SHOULD BE DENIED 6

 IT IS POSSIBLE TO OPEN A NEW OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIRED AFFILIATION WITH THE FOREIGN COMPANY  THERE MUST BE PROOF OF PHYSICAL PREMISES HAVING BEEN ACQUIRED  NEW OFFICE L-1 VISAS ARE ONLY GRANTED FOR 1 YEAR INITIALLY BUT CAN BE RENEWED 7

 THERE IS NO U.S. COMPANY SIZE LIMITATION REQUIRED  THE U.S. COMPANY DOES NOT NEED TO BE IN THE SAME TYPE OF BUSINESS AS THE FOREIGN COMPANY BUT THE REQUIRED CORPORATE QUALIFYING RELATIONSHIP MUST EXIST 8

 THE L-1 VISA HOLDER CAN WORK PART-TIME  THERE IS NO PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT  THE L-1 VISA ALLOWS FOR DUAL INTENT SO YOU CAN ALSO APPLY FOR A GREEN CARD IN ANY CATEGORY (Family or Employment Based) 9

 YOUR SPOUSE AND MINOR CHILDREN ARE ISSUED L-2 VISAS FOR THE SAME DURATION AS THE PRIMARY L-1 VISA HOLDER  SPOUSES CAN APPLY FOR A WORK PERMIT 10

 IF YOU QUALIFY FOR AN L-1A VISA YOU ARE ABLE TO FILE AN EB-1 MULTINATIONAL MANAGER OR EXECUTIVE GREEN CARD CASE  IF YOU QUALIFY FOR AN L-1B VISA YOU MAY STILL APPLY FOR OTHER TYPES OF IMMIGRANT VISA (GREEN CARD) CASES SUCH AS A FAMILY- BASED PETITION OR A PERM LABOR CERTIFICATION APPLICATION 11

PLEASE CONTACT OUR LAW FIRM TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR AN L-1 VISA OR AN EB-1 GREEN CARD CASE MICHAEL P. GUEVARA, P.L. 12