H1B to L1A CoS

[visaquestion_again]

Dear all,

Hope you're doing great.

I came to US in Apr 2013 on an H1B visa which would expire in Jan 2014. I worked for the Indian subsidiary of my current employer (who processed my H1B) for over 1.5 year in managerial capacity. With the H1B I'm on currently, I'm not managing a team, but I'm required to in the near future. My question is, since I've worked for over 1 year in the managerial capacity abroad just before moving to US this year, can my employer file for L1A so that I can do the needful as a manager/executive. Also is there a requirement in terms of the team size, role, experience, revenue of the company etc to file for L1A.

Thank you in advance.

[raghvi]

Dear all,

Hope you're doing great.

I came to US in Apr 2013 on an H1B visa which would expire in Jan 2014. I worked for the Indian subsidiary of my current employer (who processed my H1B) for over 1.5 year in managerial capacity. With the H1B I'm on currently, I'm not managing a team, but I'm required to in the near future. My question is, since I've worked for over 1 year in the managerial capacity abroad just before moving to US this year, can my employer file for L1A so that I can do the needful as a manager/executive. Also is there a requirement in terms of the team size, role, experience, revenue of the company etc to file for L1A.

Thank you in advance.

L1A is not merely about being a manager and working in that capacity. There is no definite requirement in terms of size of team, experience, revenue etc, but the higher one is up in the chain in the company the higher the chances of getting the L1A.

This is my opinion not legal advice.