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Hi All,
(Edited as most of the initial text disappeared after I hit save)
Just looking for some perspectives as I am struggling with some info i was given by the company HR team yesterday
I work in the US based on an L1A visa, with the executive box ticked rather than the manager one (this is the correct box). The petition was based off a blanket L1 the company holds
I've worked for the company for about 4 years: 3 were in Europe, and the last 9 months in the US
The intent was to then i140 petition for an EB-1C green card, which doesn't require labor certification
Yesterday i was told that because the European entity has spilt into 2 for Brexit reasons (now separate legal entities for the UK and EU) it has invalidated the EB-1C path and I must go though labor certification, which we are in the process of starting
I'm a little confused, as all the legal entities I've worked for in the last 4 years'ish have the same company name , and are all owned by the same holding company. I asked HR for an explanation, and they couldn't give me a good answer
Has anyone else come across this as well? and if so, can I get a simple answer on why? , and is there any advantage to jumping through the extra hoops of labour certification, as opposed to the straight to change of status route that was open when I made the move
(Edited as most of the initial text disappeared after I hit save)
Just looking for some perspectives as I am struggling with some info i was given by the company HR team yesterday
I work in the US based on an L1A visa, with the executive box ticked rather than the manager one (this is the correct box). The petition was based off a blanket L1 the company holds
I've worked for the company for about 4 years: 3 were in Europe, and the last 9 months in the US
The intent was to then i140 petition for an EB-1C green card, which doesn't require labor certification
Yesterday i was told that because the European entity has spilt into 2 for Brexit reasons (now separate legal entities for the UK and EU) it has invalidated the EB-1C path and I must go though labor certification, which we are in the process of starting
I'm a little confused, as all the legal entities I've worked for in the last 4 years'ish have the same company name , and are all owned by the same holding company. I asked HR for an explanation, and they couldn't give me a good answer
Has anyone else come across this as well? and if so, can I get a simple answer on why? , and is there any advantage to jumping through the extra hoops of labour certification, as opposed to the straight to change of status route that was open when I made the move
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