L1A extension questions around dates and timing

[wuchi]

Hello

I just got a job in the US and also recently got an L1 visa for me to go there. So far so good, but there is a question to do with some dates which I'm wondering if they may cause some problems down the line for me. See, I understand that to enter I would need 1 years experience in the last 3 years from a foreign office. Long story short, we made the L1 application with my intended start date being February, the last month which would give me 1 in the last 3 years experience. However, now that I've got the visa, I will only be able to start my job in the USA in May, as I would need to serve 3 months notice at my current job. As such, I am just wondering, if I'm to actually start my employment in May instead of February, may that cause some problems down the line when I would like to obtain an extension on the visa?

[Libra_14]

Hello

I just got a job in the US and also recently got an L1 visa for me to go there. So far so good, but there is a question to do with some dates which I'm wondering if they may cause some problems down the line for me. See, I understand that to enter I would need 1 years experience in the last 3 years from a foreign office. Long story short, we made the L1 application with my intended start date being February, the last month which would give me 1 in the last 3 years experience. However, now that I've got the visa, I will only be able to start my job in the USA in May, as I would need to serve 3 months notice at my current job. As such, I am just wondering, if I'm to actually start my employment in May instead of February, may that cause some problems down the line when I would like to obtain an extension on the visa?

No problem at all. Ensure you do not travel to USA on that visa before May.

[wuchi]

No problem at all. Ensure you do not travel to USA on that visa before May.

Thanks a lot mate. I appreciate the response. It's quite calming to the nerves.

[boogiewoogie]

my visa was valid from april and i moved to the US in july (2015)
I actually went househunting in may and used my l1b visa to enter the country.
Was there for a week, then left and came back in july to start my job.
No problem there, only thing to keep in mind your visa is valid from the start date of the visa, not the start date of your job.