L-1 Visa
Virginia & Maryland

An L-1 visa is a visa document used to enter the United States for the purpose of work in L-1 status. It is a non immigrant visa, and is valid for a relatively short amount of time – generally three years.

L-1 visas are available to employees of an international company with offices in both a home country and the United States, or which intend to open a new office in the United States while maintaining their home country interests. The visa allows such foreign workers to relocate to the corporation’s US office after having worked abroad for the company for at least one year prior to being granted L-1 status.

The US office must be a parent company, child company, or sister company to the foreign company.

Spouses of L-1 visa holders are allowed to work, without restriction, in the US, and the L-1 visa may legally be used as a steppingstone to the Green Card under the doctrine of dual intent.

If you are seeking a L visa, contact the law offices of SRIS Law Group for assistance. You can contact us online or call us via our toll free number. Our immigration attorneys have assisted many clients with obtaining L visas.
The US Immigration attorneys of SRIS, P.C. have offices in Virginia & Maryland.

In Virginia, our offices are located in Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, Manassas, Richmond & Virginia Beach.

In Maryland, our offices are in Rockville & Annapolis. Our immigration attorneys and staff at the Virginia & Maryland offices are fluent in a variety of languages, including English, Tamil, Spanish, French, Hindi, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Telugu.

USC code TITLE 8 > CHAPTER 12 > SUBCHAPTER I > § 1101. Definitions

(a)(15)(L) subject to section 1184 (c)(2) of this title, an alien who, within 3 years preceding the time of his application for admission into the United States, has been employed continuously for one year by a firm or corporation or other legal entity or an affiliate or subsidiary thereof and who seeks to enter the United States temporarily in order to continue to render his services to the same employer or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof in a capacity that is managerial, executive, or involves specialized knowledge, and the alien spouse and minor children of any such alien if accompanying him or following to join him;

INA: ACT 101 – DEFINITIONS Sec. 101. [8 U.S.C. 1101] (a) As used in this Act

(15)(L) subject to section 214(c)(2), an alien who, within 3 years preceding the time of his application for admission into the United States, has been employed continuously for one year by a firm or corporation or other legal entity or an affiliate or subsidiary thereof and who seeks to enter the United States temporarily in order to continue to render his services to the same employer or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof in a capacity that is managerial, executive, or involves specialized knowledge, and the alie and spouse and minor children of any such alien if accompanying him or following to join him;