Doing business <\/strong><\/em>means the regular, systematic, and continuous provision of goods and\/or services by a qualifying organization and does not include the mere presence of an agent or office of the qualifying organization in the United States and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To qualify, the named employee must also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Executive capacity <\/strong><\/em>generally refers to the employee\u2019s ability to make decisions of wide latitude without much oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Managerial capacity <\/strong><\/em>generally refers to the ability of the employee to supervise and control the work of professional employees and to manage the organization, or a department, subdivision, function, or component of the organization. It may also refer to the employee\u2019s ability to manage an essential function of the organization at a high level, without direct supervision of others. See section 101(a)(44) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and 8 CFR 214.2(l)(1)(ii) for complete definitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For foreign employers seeking to send an employee to the United States as an executive or manager to establish a new office, the employer must also show that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n See 8 CFR 214.2(l)(3)(v) for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Qualified employees entering the United States to establish a new office will be allowed a maximum initial stay of one year. All other qualified employees will be allowed a maximum initial stay of three years. For all L-1A employees, requests for extension of stay may be granted in increments of up to an additional two years, until the employee has reached the maximum limit of seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The transferring employee may be accompanied or followed by his or her spouse and unmarried children who are under 21 years of age. Such family members may seek admission in L-2 nonimmigrant classification and, if approved, generally will be granted the same period of stay as the employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Change\/Extend Nonimmigrant Status<\/p>\n\n\n\n If these family members are already in the United States and seeking change of status to or extension of stay in L-2 classification, they may apply collectively, with fee, on an Form I-539, Application to Change\/Extend Nonimmigrant Status, [http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/I-539].<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spouses<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spouses of L-1 workers may apply for work authorization by filing a Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization [http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/I-765] with fee. If approved, there is no specific restriction as to where the L-2 spouse may work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Certain organizations may establish the required intracompany relationship in advance of filing individual L-1 petitions by filing a blanket petition. Eligibility for blanket L certification may be established if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The approval of a blanket L petition does not guarantee that an employee will be granted L-1A classification. It does, however, provide the employer with the flexibility to transfer eligible employees to the United States quickly and with short notice without having to file an individual petition with USCIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where an L-1 visa is required<\/p>\n\n\n\n In most cases, once the blanket petition has been approved, the employer need only complete Form, I-129S,Nonimmigrant Petition Based on Blanket L Petition [http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/I-129s], and send it to the employee along with a copy of the blanket petition Approval Notice and other required evidence, so that the employee may present it to a consular officer in connection with an application for an L-1 visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Canadians with an approved blanket petition seeking L-1 classification<\/p>\n\n\n\n Canadian citizens, who are exempt from the L-1 visa requirement, may present the completed Form I-129S and supporting documentation to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer at certain ports-of-entry on the United States-Canada land border or at a United States pre-clearance\/pre-flight inspection station in Canada, in connection with an application for admission to the United States in L-1 status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please refer to CBP\u2019s website [http:\/\/www.CBP.gov] for additional information and\/or requirements for applying for admission into the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Optional filing of Form I-129S with USCIS<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the prospective L-1 employee is visa-exempt, the employer may file the Form I-129S and supporting documentation with the USCIS Service Center that approved the blanket petition, instead of submitting the form and supporting documentation directly with CBP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See 8 CFR 214.2(l)(4) and 8 CFR 214.2(l)(5) for more details regarding blanket petitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The L-1A visa nonimmigrant classification enables a U.S. employer to transfer an executive or manager from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of its offices in the United States. 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