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L1-B visa
I was employed for the qualifying foreign company for several years as a Direct Employee from 2003 to 2010 outside the US.
In January 2013 till July 2014 contracting through My Private Company as a Consultant for the qualifying foreign company outside the US
Question:
a) Does Para 2 (as per your website) refer to the alien employment abroad by the qualifying foreign employer or to the future employment in the US?
b) Does Para 2 (as per your website) refer to the qualifying year as to the one continuous year within the three years as in para 1
In short, could I qualify for a L1-B visa as I (the Alien), have not been Directly Employed by the qualifying organization outside the US within the last 3 years (Jan 2013 – July 2014)
but I have been employed and paid through My Personal Service Company, which was Contracting to the qualifying organization and which had management and control over me during the valid contract outside the US. (Jan 2013 – July 2014)
Excerpt as per your website:
2. Employee/ Alien/Beneficiary Requirements:
1. The alien must have been employed abroad by the qualifying foreign employer for one continuous
year within the three years immediately preceding his/her admission into the U.S. (Aggregation of
several shorter periods is not allowed to make up one year.)
2. The alien can be directly employed by the qualifying organization, or paid through an agency or
personal service company, or even on a freelance basis, as long as the qualifying organization had
management and control over the worker during the qualifying year.
I was employed for the qualifying foreign company for several years as a Direct Employee from 2003 to 2010 outside the US.
In January 2013 till July 2014 contracting through My Private Company as a Consultant for the qualifying foreign company outside the US
Question:
a) Does Para 2 (as per your website) refer to the alien employment abroad by the qualifying foreign employer or to the future employment in the US?
b) Does Para 2 (as per your website) refer to the qualifying year as to the one continuous year within the three years as in para 1
In short, could I qualify for a L1-B visa as I (the Alien), have not been Directly Employed by the qualifying organization outside the US within the last 3 years (Jan 2013 – July 2014)
but I have been employed and paid through My Personal Service Company, which was Contracting to the qualifying organization and which had management and control over me during the valid contract outside the US. (Jan 2013 – July 2014)
Excerpt as per your website:
2. Employee/ Alien/Beneficiary Requirements:
1. The alien must have been employed abroad by the qualifying foreign employer for one continuous
year within the three years immediately preceding his/her admission into the U.S. (Aggregation of
several shorter periods is not allowed to make up one year.)
2. The alien can be directly employed by the qualifying organization, or paid through an agency or
personal service company, or even on a freelance basis, as long as the qualifying organization had
management and control over the worker during the qualifying year.
