WestCoaster1974

Quick question I am on an L1A which does not expire for 4 years so no mad rush but if I do want to opt for GC my company said they would back me for it.... Say I applied (I think I am right in saying I can apply within the US and don't have to leave the county) and it got denied would my visa still remain valid until it expires?


Any risk in doing this early?

ian-mstm

Not only must they back you, they themselves must begin the process on your behalf. You can't apply independently of the company. If the company never starts the process for you, you'll never get a green card - it's that simple.


Correct.


Yes.


No.

Ian

tht

For you or the company? For the company the risk is you can leave an work for anyone else.

NatashaB

The sooner you do it the better. After 5 years with a GC you can naturalize. With a GC you're also not tied to the company and can work for anyone.

S Folinsky

Good questions. That said, there are facts missing which make it impossible to give an answer to some questions. For example, it is possible for a non-citizen to qualify for valid non-immigrant L-1A status yet being barred from ever immigrating.

So, any answers you get here would be quite general in nature and YMMV, a lot.

WestCoaster1974

What info do you need?

ian-mstm

You'll never find out... at least, not from him! He almost never responds beyond general comments that, more often than not, leave people more confused than if he didn't comment at all.

Ian

S Folinsky

I do not need anything. All I am saying is that the devil can be in the details of individual cases. Sometimes blind-ass bad luck enters into things. I've known of cases where an employer will have 24 cases go through like a hot knife through butter before the proverbial brown material hits the fan.

Good luck.