What is an L1 Visa?
An L1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows employees or minority owners from companies abroad (“parent company”) to work for an affiliate or subsidiary company in the United States.
L1 visa has two subcategories L1A and L1B. The L1A visa lets the foreign company transfer a manager or executive to open and direct the subsidiarity or affiliated business in the United States. The L1B visa lets the foreign company transfer an employee with specialized skills or knowledge to work at the subsidiary of affiliated business in the United States.