Employment-based Immigration Lawyers
L-Visas are used to transfer foreign executives and managers, professionals and specialized knowledge employees from locations outside of the U.S. to new or existing intracompany assignments inside of the U.S.
The L visa often represents a faster, more streamlined, and sometimes less costly alternative to the H-1B procedure. Other advantages for using the L visa classification over the H-1B include the absence of any numerical limit on the number of L visas that may be granted in a given year and the availability of U.S. employment authorization for the spouse of an L-1 visa holder under an L-2 visa.
Experienced L Visa Attorneys
The law firm of Robert Brown LLC provides advice and counsel to corporate clients regarding transfers under the L visa and will work with both individual workers and companies who are interested in processing multiple transfers in higher volumes.
The L petition process does not require a labor condition application from the Department of Labor and application may be made directly to the Citizenship and Immigration Service. In certain instances, the applicant can bypass the CIS and file directly with the U.S. Consulate abroad.
L visas are nonimmigrant employment visas, and are generally valid for up to 7 years for executives or managers (L-1A) or 5 years for professional employees or "workers with specialized knowledge" (L-1B).
Nationwide Client Service From Offices in Ohio, Florida and North Carolina
The attorneys of Robert Brown LLC are ready to assist and provide further information about L visas for intracompany transfers to the U.S. For more information regarding L visas, contact us in Cleveland, Orlando or Raleigh-Durham.
