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May 2nd 2005, 5:52 pm

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Eskimo

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Re: Migration Expert

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Originally Posted by Bob

That's the difference between L1a/b....one's for exec levels, the other is for highly trained/skilled transfers...can't remeber which is which though....family would still be L2 though...which is is good as you said as they can get EAD's to work.

a = exec and b = professional

May 2nd 2005, 5:55 pm

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Manc

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Re: Migration Expert

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Originally Posted by JocieJo

Hi All

First posting on this site for hubbie and me.

Does anybody know of a reliable and trustworthy migration expert?

Whilst we've decided that the US is where we want to go, we're brand new to the whole 'getting a visa' side of things and I swear that government websites are built to put you off !! :scared:

Any advice would be most welcome.

Thanks

J

and may one ask where in the USA you'd like to settle?

May 2nd 2005, 5:58 pm

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fatbrit

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Re: Migration Expert

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Originally Posted by Manc

and may one ask where in the USA you'd like to settle?

Not the eff word here, I hope.

May 2nd 2005, 6:03 pm

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Re: Migration Expert

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Not the eff word here, I hope.

I can feel it coming on can't you?

May 2nd 2005, 6:04 pm

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Eskimo

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Re: Migration Expert

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Not the eff word here, I hope.

would send you karma if I could

May 2nd 2005, 6:19 pm

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Re: Migration Expert

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Originally Posted by Eskimo

a = exec and b = professional

actually, to clarify

a = exec/senior manager

but

b = specialist knowledge

this can be anything from a computer programmer with knowlege of a companies technology though to a HR individual who has specialist knowledge of a firm's internal processes.

You need to have worked for the foreign subsiduary of the us parent company for 18 months out of the last 3 years (check up, I may be wrong on the timescales)

I transferred on an L-1b. Although I'm senior management, the USCIS look for management of large numbers of people and as I work for a smallish company this was not possible to demonstrate. The L1-b was easy to prove as the technology we work with is propreitary to the compnany and with training progemas I attended, I could prive specialist knowledge

Also, as other posters stated, the L-1 has t o be instigated by the company and they need to provide a shit-ton of company info etc.

if you fulfil the requirements and you firm is cool, then you are sorted. there are no caps on L1's and I beleive your spouse can work and the actual processing time for the visa is quick (got my approval in 3 weeks (non-premium processing))

if you have any questions then feeel free to PM me and I can provide you with the details of the lawyer my company used (they are in the pacific northwest)

May 2nd 2005, 8:02 pm

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Re: Migration Expert

My husband works for a multi-national company (MNC) and like many major international companies they use this law firm for arranging for the visas to bring in their employees to the US. Fragomen's also has offices in London:

http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/288.html

http://www.fragomen.com

Our visas are L1-A and L2's.