EB-1 Executives and
multinational managers
EB-1 Executives and
multinational managers
EB-1 VISA
Based on employment
The first preference category based on employment (EB1) is reserved for people with extraordinary abilities (EB1(a)), outstanding professors and researchers (EB1(b)) and executives and directors of multinationals (EB1(c)). These three types of immigrant petitions are good alternative options based given in employment when a regular PERM labor certification process is not possible or desirable.
Multinational executives and managers (EB1(c))
This category is for individuals who have been employed abroad by a qualified entity and who are transferred to a U.S. entity in a managerial or executive capacity on a permanent basis.
To be considered for this category, the beneficiary and employer must meet the following requirements:
Employer:
The prospective employer in the United States is the same employer, a subsidiary or an affiliate of the company, corporation or other legal entity by which the foreign beneficiary was employed abroad.
The prospective employer in the United States has been doing business for at least a year.
The employer must have the appropriate organizational structure that the executive will oversee.
The employer must demonstrate the ability to pay the executive’s salary.
The beneficiary must present a job offer.
Beneficiary:
If the foreign beneficiary is located outside the United States, in the three years immediately preceding the filing of the petition the foreign beneficiary has been employed outside the United States for at least one year in a director or executive capacity by the foreign legal entity .
If the foreign beneficiary is already in the United States working for the same employer by which he or she was employed abroad, in the three years prior to entry as a nonimmigrant, the foreign beneficiary was employed by the foreign entity for at least one year as a director or executive.
Process
Step by Step
The process to obtain permanent resident status (Green Card) is divided into two steps:
- Form I-140, Petition for Foreign Worker: The applicant must submit Form I-140 to USCIS along with all evidence corresponding to that specific category.
- Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) or Consular Processing (Form DS-260).
Once the I-140 is approved and the priority date is current (visa availability), the applicant must file the adjustment petition in the United States or process the case at a US consulate if they live abroad. In this part of the process, USCIS evaluates the beneficiary’s immigration, criminal, and medical history. If USCIS approves this application, the applicant will officially be a legal permanent resident in the US.
Typically, the government’s processing time for an employment-based Eb-1 visa petition for multinational executives and directors is about 8 months. Once the I-140 is approved, the government takes about 6 months to issue the permanent resident card.
For this category there is no Premium processing fee to shorten the processing decision to 15 calendar days.
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We support your process of moving to the United States with the appropriate type of visa for your profile. (E1, E2, EB-2, F1, among others)
TAKE THE FIRST STEP
Don't postpone your dreams
We support your process of moving to the United States with the appropriate type of visa for your profile. (E1, E2, EB-2, F1, among others)
