L1A for lawyer in law firm
Jun 8th 2019, 7:18 pm
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L1A for lawyer in law firm
I work for a NY based LLP law firm in London. I have been offered the chance to move the New York. In the past, my firm has only applied for L1B visas but I would like to move on the L1A visa. I have only worked for 2 years at my firm and earn approximately $200,000 per year. How can I justify my L1A visa? I understand that the visa officer will be interested in whether I have hire and fire power, reporters, etc. In an LLP, no individual has hire and fire power. It is determined by partnership agreement. Also, I do not have constant reportees. I supervise employees but they are fluid and change depending on the deal that I am working on.
I was born in India, so it is important for me for move on the L1A so that at least have a chance to apply in the EB1 category for my green card.
I was born in India, so it is important for me for move on the L1A so that at least have a chance to apply in the EB1 category for my green card.
Jun 8th 2019, 8:25 pm
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Re: L1A for lawyer in law firm
I work for a NY based LLP law firm in London. I have been offered the chance to move the New York. In the past, my firm has only applied for L1B visas but I would like to move on the L1A visa. I have only worked for 2 years at my firm and earn approximately $200,000 per year. How can I justify my L1A visa? I understand that the visa officer will be interested in whether I have hire and fire power, reporters, etc. In an LLP, no individual has hire and fire power. It is determined by partnership agreement. Also, I do not have constant reportees. I supervise employees but they are fluid and change depending on the deal that I am working on.
I was born in India, so it is important for me for move on the L1A so that at least have a chance to apply in the EB1 category for my green card.
I was born in India, so it is important for me for move on the L1A so that at least have a chance to apply in the EB1 category for my green card.
I transferred on an L1A and had no reportees (certainly no hire and fire ability) but I was a functional manager having full responsibility and decision making for a specific company function, in addition to overseeing and decision making for an engineering team. I also had 12 years of experience with my company. The lawyers provided the justification for my application.
Jun 8th 2019, 8:36 pm
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Re: L1A for lawyer in law firm
I work for a NY based LLP law firm in London. I have been offered the chance to move the New York. In the past, my firm has only applied for L1B visas but I would like to move on the L1A visa. I have only worked for 2 years at my firm and earn approximately $200,000 per year. How can I justify my L1A visa? I understand that the visa officer will be interested in whether I have hire and fire power, reporters, etc. In an LLP, no individual has hire and fire power. It is determined by partnership agreement. Also, I do not have constant reportees. I supervise employees but they are fluid and change depending on the deal that I am working on.
I was born in India, so it is important for me for move on the L1A so that at least have a chance to apply in the EB1 category for my green card.
I was born in India, so it is important for me for move on the L1A so that at least have a chance to apply in the EB1 category for my green card.
With every iota of due respect, it is pretty amusing to see an attorney asking laymen on an Internet forum for what is basically legal advice! Surely you can pull in a favor from a colleague in the immigration field.
Jun 8th 2019, 10:42 pm
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Re: L1A for lawyer in law firm
it is pretty amusing to see an attorney asking laymen on an Internet forum for what is basically legal advice!
Jun 8th 2019, 11:07 pm
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Re: L1A for lawyer in law firm
I work for a NY based LLP law firm in London. I have been offered the chance to move the New York. In the past, my firm has only applied for L1B visas but I would like to move on the L1A visa. I have only worked for 2 years at my firm and earn approximately $200,000 per year. How can I justify my L1A visa? I understand that the visa officer will be interested in whether I have hire and fire power, reporters, etc. In an LLP, no individual has hire and fire power. It is determined by partnership agreement. Also, I do not have constant reportees. I supervise employees but they are fluid and change depending on the deal that I am working on.
I was born in India, so it is important for me for move on the L1A so that at least have a chance to apply in the EB1 category for my green card.
I was born in India, so it is important for me for move on the L1A so that at least have a chance to apply in the EB1 category for my green card.
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Last edited by tht; Jun 8th 2019 at 11:26 pm.
Jun 14th 2019, 5:31 pm
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Re: L1A for lawyer in law firm
Well the OP has already said it’s the UK sub of a NY based LLP, we can probably assume he is not just writing wills, the fact they are looking to move him probably means some sort of international business / finance / bankruptcy etc practice. I have friends who were “summers” at white shoe firms before sitting the NY bar and their comp annualized would have been close to that, and 1st year comp would not have been to far of that.
