-Peter

I've been working directly for US-based company (telecommuting from
Europe) for last 3 years. Does that qualify for L1B?

TIA,
Peter

ian-mstm

That depends... are you, in fact, an employee of the company... or are you more of a self-employed contractor? If the former, then probably yes... if the latter, then probably no.


Do you have any specialized knowledge? That's the criteria for an L-1B visa.

Ian

-Peter

>> I've been working directly for US-based company (telecommuting from
>> Europe) for last 3 years. Does that qualify for L1B?
>>
> That depends... are you, in fact, an employee of the company... or are
> you more of a self-employed contractor? If the former, then probably
> yes... if the latter, then probably no.

Full-blown employee. I worked in US on H1B for the same company, then
moved back to Europe and continued to telecommute.

> Do you have any specialized knowledge? That's the criteria for an
> L-1B visa.

I had H1B which also requires 'specialized knowledge', so the answer is yes.

The actual wording of L1B qualifications does not include 'direct
employee of US-based company', this is why I'm asking.

Thanks for the response!

Peter