{"id":278,"date":"2018-05-02T08:51:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T08:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderslawfirm.com\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2021-09-13T16:08:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T22:08:08","slug":"l-1a-l-1b-visas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/borderslawfirm.com\/u-s-visas\/l-1a-l-1b-visas\/","title":{"rendered":"L-1A \/ L-1B Visas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Unlike the H-1B category, the L visa has the distinct advantage of not being subject to an annual cap on the number of allowable visas.<\/p>

In order to qualify for an L visa, the applicant must have worked for at least 12 consecutive months within the preceding three years for a company that is a parent, branch, affiliate or subsidiary of the U.S. company. The duration of stay differs for Canadian or Mexican executives and specialized knowledge workers, with executives being able to renew their visas for a maximum of seven years, while specialized knowledge workers are limited to a total of five years. Like the H-1B visa, the L visa is useful because the applicant does not have to prove non-immigrant intent as a condition of being approved for an L visa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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