Back L-1A Visa The L-1A visa is for persons employed at a managerial or executive level for at least one of the previous three years at a non-U.S. firm, corporation, or other legal entity, who will come to the U.S. to work, in a managerial or executive position, at its related entity in the United States, or will oversee the opening of a new entity in the United States which is affiliated with the non-U.S. entity. This visa category is currently eligible for expedited processing by the USCIS for an addtional fee of $1,000 (U.S.). If you would like to take advantage of this program, please click here to begin your "L-1A Premium Processing" application. What Are The Requirements For An L-1A Visa? How Long Is The L-1A Visa Valid? What Is The Application Fee: Full ServiceFast Forms What Are The Requirements For An L-1A Visa? VisaNow.com® can prepare and submit the L-1A visa application if the L-1A visa applicant is presently in the U.S. in status or outside of the U.S. An L-1A visa application must meet the three requirements: The petitioning United States company must be affiliated with the company abroad, as a branch, subsidiary, or affiliate. This relationship is demonstrated either by one entity having control over the other, or by both entities being controlled by the same person or entity; The L-1A visa applicant must be employed at the company abroad at a managerial or executive level for at least one of the previous three years before the L-1A visa application is filed with the USCIS. Time spent in the United States on temporary assignment or as a trainee of the foreign firm does not count toward the one year of employment with the company abroad; and, The employee must be coming to work at the United States company as an executive or manager. A "manager" does the following: Manages an organization, department, subdivision or function; Supervises and controls the work of other supervisory, professional or managerial employees or manages an "essential function"; Has the authority to make personnel decisions or to function at a "senior level"; and, Has discretion over the day-to-day working of the business or function for which he/she has authority. An "executive" does the following: Manages an organization or a major component/function of that organization; Has the authority to establish goals and policies; Has a wide latitude in discretionary decision-making; and, Is supervised only by higher-ranking executives, the board of director or stockholders of the company. The U.S. and foreign companies must be related. The companies may qualify for L-1A visa if either company controls the other. Control can be either direct or indirect ownership. "Ownership" can be any of the following: One company owns more than fifty percent of the other affiliated entity; or Both U.S. and non-U.S entities are controlled by the same person or entity. How Long Is The L-1A Visa Valid? If coming to the United States to oversee the opening of the U.S. office, an L-1A visa holder will be admitted for one year initially. If coming to the United States to work at an established company, in existence for more than one year, an L-1A visa holder will be admitted for three years, initially. An L-1A visa may be extended for a total of seven years. VisaNow.com® can make the application to extend the L-1A visa.

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