L1 Visa Assistance from the
Orlando Immigration Lawyers at Maney | Gordon, P.A.
Are you a foreign-born executive, manager, or employee
with specialized skills from an overseas company—and
you need to transfer to a US branch office in the Orlando,
FL area for a while? Or are you a non-US citizen who works
for a foreign company, and you have been asked to go to
the Orlando, FL area to perform temporary services for
a company that is affiliated with your employer? If so,
you may need an L-1 intra-company transferee visa to legally
enter the US and perform your job duties.
The Orlando immigration lawyers at Maney | Gordon, P.A.
frequently help companies and employees with the L-1 visa.
Many “parent companies” overseas must send
foreign-born managers and executives (via the L1A
visa) or employees with specialized skills (via the
L1B visa) into the US for training and to complete work
that no US citizens in the company are qualified to do.
Of course, it can be very difficult to handle the logistics
of L-1 visa applications in Orlando from abroad, which
is why the services of a competent Orlando
visa lawyer can help ensure that the visa process
proceeds smoothly and successfully, saving time and money
for businesses in the long run.
The advantages of the L-1 work
visa are many and include:
- A fairly short processing time, about 90-120 days
(for an additional fee, it may be processed within 15
days)
- A long duration, from 1-3 years initially and then
can be extended for up to 5-7 years, depending on the
occupation of the visa holder
- The ability to work in the US for a branch office,
subsidiary, or affiliate company
- The ability to allow spouses and children (under
21) to accompany the visa holder for the period of the
L-1 visa status
- In limited cases, the ability to convert the L-1
visa to lawful permanent
residence status (for executives and managers)
One of the main reasons a person might be denied the
L-1 visa is by failing to meet the requirements of this
coveted visa status. For example, the visa applicant must
have been employed by the foreign parent company—as
a manager, executive, or specialized skill worker—for
at least 12 months during the 3-year period immediately
prior to filing the visa application.
For more details about the L-1 visa and whether or not
it is the best means for you or your foreign-born employee
to come to the Orlando, FL area, please contact the Orlando
immigration lawyers at Maney | Gordon, P.A. for a free
initial consultation.
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