L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visa

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Visa category
gptkbp:allowsAdjustmentOfStatus Yes
gptkbp:allowsChangeOfStatus Yes
gptkbp:applicableToStartups Yes, with conditions
gptkbp:application gptkb:Form_I-129
Employees of multinational companies
gptkbp:canLeadToGreenCard Yes
gptkbp:countryOfOperation All countries
gptkbp:dependentVisa L-2 Visa
gptkbp:dualIntent Yes
gptkbp:eligibility Must have worked for foreign company for at least 1 year in past 3 years
gptkbp:employerRequirement U.S. and foreign offices must have qualifying relationship
gptkbp:fareControl Varies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label L-1 Intracompany Transfer Visa
gptkbp:initialDurationL-1A Up to 3 years
gptkbp:initialDurationL-1B Up to 3 years
gptkbp:interviewRequired Usually
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:United_States_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services
gptkbp:L-1A_purpose Managers and executives
gptkbp:L-1B_purpose Employees with specialized knowledge
gptkbp:maximumDurationL-1A 7 years
gptkbp:maximumDurationL-1B 5 years
gptkbp:period Several weeks to months
gptkbp:premiumProcessingAvailable Yes
gptkbp:purpose Allow multinational companies to transfer employees to U.S. offices
gptkbp:renewable Yes
gptkbp:subjectToAnnualCap No
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:L-1A
gptkb:L-1B
gptkbp:workAuthorizationForDependents Yes, for L-2 spouses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:visa_policy_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6