Category: L-1

Sixty-four business organizations signed a letter on L-1 legal and policy issues sent on March 22, 2012, to President Obama and the Secretaries of Commerce, Homeland Security, and State. New proposed L-1 guidance is anticipated from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Among other things, the letter notes that it has become increasingly difficult for companies… Read More

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services released a policy memorandum on March 8, 2012, (PDF) for Immigration Service Officers who adjudicate religious worker (R-1) nonimmigrant petitions for those coming to the United States temporarily to perform religious work, and their dependents. The memo outlines the procedure to be used for “recapturing” time spent outside the United… Read More

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently said it recognizes that businesses may need to temporarily move multiple employees to the United States for particular projects that require the employees’ specialized knowledge. To do this, USCIS said that employers may petition for their employees to obtain L-1 nonimmigrant classification by filing Form I-129, Petition for… Read More

On June 14, 2011, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an executive summary (PDF) of its stakeholder engagement session held in May to discuss issues related to the L-1B nonimmigrant classification, specifically with respect to interpretation of the term “specialized knowledge” and what standards and evidentiary requirements should be followed in determining eligibility for… Read More

On June 14, 2011, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an executive summary (PDF) of its stakeholder engagement session held in May to discuss issues related to the ?L-1B nonimmigrant classification, specifically with respect to interpretation of the term “specialized knowledge” and what standards and evidentiary requirements should be followed in determining eligibility for… Read More