Can L1B apply for EB1C - Details on L1A L1B pathway to GC

[@jiveshupadhyay6845]

Very well articulated, Mandar. Thanks for making this video.

[@MandarKasture]

Glad you liked it!

[@sursha0]

Thank you Mandar for excellent video!! Subscribed and shared.

[@samksheth]

Hi Mandar very nice video. I wish I have seen this video 5 years back and saved $300 for a private attorney or may be 11 years back and not at all done L1B visa. I think you missed one thing to mention is H1B can be extended beyond 6 years if you have approved I140 petition. But L1 visas can not be extended beyond 5 or 7 years although you have approved I140..

[@sunnytrails001]

What does this mean sir ? Can you explain later part of this statement?

[@varunpadmanabhan86]

Thanks for the clear, simple explanation without throwing a fake accent. Pls add links to USCIS webpages related to processing times etc. Status as of Oct'24 is that even EB1 categories have a wait time of 2 years now (for applicants whose country of birth is India). It is unfortunately not 'current'.

[@pramodudakeri81]

Hi Mandar, Excellent content !! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to your next video on Canada.

[@vinay108322]

Just to add, during Trump era majority of L1 blanket visas were denied. So, as a next step companies had to apply L1A Individual. Also, for EB1C, if your company is applying concurrent i140 and i485, it goes to Texas (SRC series) or Nebraska I guess (LIN series). Both centers are heavily loaded with backlog and per month processing capacity is much less. While it is general expectation that they might get GC in 1 year, on ground that looks remote possibility. Refer trackitt for further research.

[@user-hf7kj9dp1f]

Then exactly how much longer will it take for one to get their gc from L1a visa with the texas and Nebraska backlog??

[@rohanutep81]

@@user-hf7kj9dp1fcurrent priority date is 2019

[@xyz8551]

I got EB1C GC . I was in H1B. It doesn’t matter if it’s H or L , it matters that’s you are a managing of qualified professional and you are satisfying of all EB 1C conditions like you were managing from a subsidiary of your company from foreign land. So qualification matters not L1A or L1B.

[@MandarKasture]

Congratulations and thank you for posting

[@xyz8551]

@@MandarKasture Thanks Mandar. Your help matters. I never missed your broadcast. Keep helping people and I am sure very good thing will happen with you as well. I will still keep watching the channel.

[@AtulKumarVermaOnline]

Hi Mandar Sir, Could you please make a video explaining how to switch from L1B to H1B visa if an employer is ready to sponcer it, what are some of the dos and don'ts and anything we have to take care of in terms of timing of this switch. Thank you very much.

[@venkatkrishna9385]

Hi Mandar, another and important point is that L1 people can’t change jobs as H1 people in the US.

[@MandarKasture]

That is correct.

[@HrishuKakati-Speedcuber]

Thank you Mandar. I am sure the question about applying for green card in EB2 by L1A was raised by someone from IBM. At IBM, now they are not doing EB1C for Senior Managers. They are doing only for Letter banded executives

[@rohanutep81]

Good 😂

[@venuswealth6]

I suggest NOT to apply EB1C unless applicable. You should be People Manager in both countries in same company with at least 10 people reporting to you.

[@gani376]

Mandar, my friend’s company Visa is filing a l1a for her. The attorney said they need not do any filing in the US. They will just share the documents with her for consular processing . I read it somewhere that the individual L1 petition has to be filed too. Please advice

[@TarunKumar-ce7yd]

Does the title have to be Manager for EB1-C? or can it be something like a solutions architect who managed a team of 2 (technically a managerial capacity)?

[@arthurdias20]

i would like to know this as well :)

[@rohanutep81]

No Solution architect does not qualify

[@prashantdhongade]

Hi Mandar. Also I would like to add that, if someone is on L1B they dont directly qualify for EB2. It depends on years of education, advanced degree (masters) or total years of experience which can be counted towards education (i.e. 3 yrs experience = 1yr education) to qualify for EB2. Or else they will qualify for EB3.

[@MandarKasture]

You are right

[@oldopman]

I have 6 years experience with 3 years experience in the current company which is transferring me to US with L1B visa. Do I qualify for EB2 after working for 1 year more? Can I ask my company to sponsor it? Can I apply on my own? If so, can you please let me know how long does it take?

[@kapds1]

@@oldopman hi, Did you apply for EB2? I might also go on h1b so wanted to know more about it. Thanx

[@nikhilchindarkar4336]

Can you make a video on TN-1 visa and how it is different from H1B ?

[@MandarKasture]

Yes thanks for suggesting. I have never covered TN so will do that

[@farrispeterkamel2344]

Can my family remains in the US while I go back to Canada for 1yr (re: L1-B obtaining an L1-A)

[@benetbensigar6524]

Thank you for the video. I was thinking that no possibility for L1B to GC. Is it possible to work in US while I-140 in progress?

[@shilsonbabu883]

Hi Mandar, Thanks for posting this video. Can you also post about EB1A, EB1B and NIW categories?

[@jasodabaral8540]

Hi Mandar , please make the video on other category of GC apply asap. Our L1 B visa will max out in Aug . Though we have i140 approved on EB2 category . Just wanted to know is there any other way we can continue our stay

[@MandarKasture]

Is your EB2 date current?

[@jaspreetsingh7423]

Companies usually foresee this scenario and hence apply for H1b. I would suggest you also speak to an immigration attorney

[@AdKotak]

Hi Mandar, Thanks for the clarification on path from L1A and L1B to GC. Can you please explain path from E3 to EB1C and EB2?

[@rajkumarjayaraj317]

Hi Mandar, I wanted to understand the first condition for EB1C. When you say, worked at least one year outside US out of three years, what is meant by “out of three years “?

[@MandarKasture]

In the last 3 years

[@rajkumarjayaraj317]

@@MandarKasture thanks Mandar. Also, should I be an employee of the company for the past three years?

[@noorn3197]

Hi Mandar, Having a quick question. If someone has worked as manager for 5 years outside and travelled US on H1B. Can he file GC on EB1C ?

[@MandarKasture]

yes he can as long as all other EB1C conditions, another one being having worked for the Non-US entity of which US one is a subsidiary

[@noorn3197]

@@MandarKasture thank you

[@mathewabraham1658]

Sir, please confirm if family Visa emigrants suspended for 24 months, await your reply anxiatly. It's affected for documently completed emigrants also?

[@dhirendrapatil8358]

How soon someone can re-apply LA1 if he has to travel back to his country because of 7 years are completed on L1A?

[@amitvarshney6854]

Thanks for propagating useful info and helping us. So many drop box appointments are opening up. Will you be able to cover what to expect and how to pursue the drop box actions for b1/b2 , h1, h4 and L1 L2 visa holders?

[@rajithodlme]

Hi Mandar, do i have to be working as a manager outside US to qualify for L1A or is it ok if my offer letter to my US office show that i am going to work as Manager in the US office? Thanks for your video, looking to hear from you.

[@thevideochannel4634]

Did you get a response on this ? Do you have to be a manager outside the US to be eligible for eb1c ? So it's not for someone who changed from l1b to l1a and never worked as manager earlier ?

[@robertk9936]

Can an Sr engineer who came to USA and becomes a manager or director managing 5 people apply for eb1? He stayed with same company thru out. Let me know

[@ProjectManagementTalks]

Hello Mandar . thanks for the video. A question what if L1b have managerial experience back in home country for 1 year within last 3 years . Can they directly apply for Eb1 or need to convert from L1b to L1A and then apply eb1

[@arpita7375]

Hi Mandar My l1a is going to max out in September. I have recently applied for eb1a. I140 and 485 have been concurrently filed. In case no approvals come by august, can i continue to stay in the US? I understand i won't be able to work but my question is more about stay.

[@IrfanSaleem541]

Hi, can you recommend any of your videos for college/university teacher visas in the USA?

[@farhanazar5877]

Hello Mandar, thanks for all the details. I had few questions. 1) when can you apply for EB1C after entering US. i.e after how many days. 2) Do we need to file AP (to travel) and EAD if we are on legal status.???

[@TheBondSuperman]

Bullshit! L1B doesn't have to go out and come back to apply for EB1C. If the employer agrees to file EB1C for an L1B visa candidate, they can directly skip PERM certification and apply for an i140.

[@MandarKasture]

EB1C has very specific requirement for international executives. Having worked in managerial capacity for a non US firm for at-least a year in the last 3 years before coming to US and working for an established subsidiary is a basic requirement.

[@TheBondSuperman]

@@MandarKasture Entering United States on an L1A Visa type is not an EB1C requirement.

[@user-vu7pm6qc4l]

Hey Suyash I heard same but, who came on L1B has job role as EB1C requirement?

[@SSKNUMBER1]

Visa bulletin is published.please upload video.

[@MandarKasture]

Uploaded..

[@srtwou]

hi, please answer my query. I am working in MNC in India and I got H1B through other consultancy. Now I want to transfer h1B to my current employer before travel to USA. What is the process?

[@MandarKasture]

The transfer petition will have to be initiated by your current employer

[@srtwou]

@@MandarKasture , thank you for reply. Will there be any risk before travelling to US, if my employer agree? Please tell pros and cons, as my knowledge is very minimum. Please reply

[@sachinchaudhari7008]

Hi Mandar, the video was very insightful. Would you be able to comment if it is possible to premium process I-140 under EB1C category for L1-A holder?

[@chethanm8089]

L1 is not eligible for i140 premium processing.

[@manojvirwani4006]

Hi Mandar.. Under EB1C category, I have applied for I140 in month of Apr2021 and I485, EAD and AP in Nov 2021.. I would like to know if I change my base location (from Chicago to California) , can it impact any of these.. I am still waiting for i140 approval which is with Texas service centre..

[@santnaya33]

I had one my colleagues who switched from L1 B to L1A being inside the US. Post that he applied for GC on EB1C category

[@user-vu7pm6qc4l]

Hey @santosh was his application successfully for EB1?

[@Syedkahmed]

Thanks for wonderful video, I have a question.. My L1B is approved this month I haven't been to U.S. and while I was in process of L1B my role is changed... Can I change my visa to L1A... What could be the process and implications...pls advise

[@W4T37]

Hi, I have. Question regarding applying GC. I worked in US with L1A visa and have approved I-140 under EB-1C category with priority date Jan 2018. I couldn’t file AOS as dates retrogressed. My L1-A extension got denied and I am currently in Canada with PR. My company (same employer who filed L1-A) is filing L1-B visa. My question is, if I go back to US, will I able to file AOS(I-485) under already approved I-140 under EB-1C. Please suggest ! Any help is much appreciated. Thank you !

[@mohamedelkholy9793]

If I am applying for L-1B visa, and I am Egyptian, what's the backlog length (Expected waiting time to Apply for Green Card) in my case when applying for EB2 Or EB3?

[@rohanutep81]

Date is current should be fast

[@fancyman3522]

Hi mandarin, thanks for your sharing. I have one question, I have L1B and working in US, my wife is Taiwanese, she is born in Taiwan, in this case, can I apply ec2 or ec3 with my wife as sub-applicant? Taiwanese don’t need to wait, so that we can get our greencard within 2-3years, is that possible?

[@uditpvyas]

Hello Sir , Can L1B candidates apply for L1A followed by EB1C after promoted to managerial role within US ?

[@MandarKasture]

Yes. It depends on your company to support you

[@akshatjain1419]

Hi, If Person with L1B Visa has applied for EB2 which you guided has more waiting period, will the person and his dependant be able to work after 5 years..I mean get extension to stay and work till Green Card is issued?

[@srsays]

Hi, I have L1 and planning for EB1C. How should I proceed?

[@srinivasnadakuduti1806]

Hi, If L1b candidate becomes a manger in US can they apply for GC in EB1C category without going back to India for a year ?

[@41vini]

How long should an L1 A visa holder be in the US before he can apply / start the process for EB1

[@lakshaymehta6428]

Hi Sir, Can we extend L1B like H1B once i-140 is approved.

[@jm-TimbuMaya]

Hi mandar- what about Technical manager working on H1b in the U.S ? Can this make one eligible for Eb1c ?

[@rohanutep81]

What kind of position does one need to be for qualifying for L1 A can you provide some examples of job titles??

[@AwelsTech]

@@rohanutep81 You have to be in a managerial position in the same company outside US in last 3 year before applying for L1A.

[@manikantanp7096]

Hi - if I get promoted to an executive tole and convert my L1A to L1B and my green card process becomes easier and be treated as a L1A correct?

[@dhirendrapatil8358]

How soon someone can re-apply LA1 if he has to travel back to his country because of 7 years are completed on L1A

[@kishorekumar8064]

Hello Mandar, Do project Managers qualify for L1A?

[@rohanutep81]

This is the only employment based category fastest for people born in India

[@sethuramanulaganathan3625]

Hi , I got my L1B stamping recently which was filed by my current employer. Now my H1B got approved via another H1 employer. 1) Now if i go for stamping will they cancel my stamped L1B Visa? 2) Is there any possibility to get EB1C based green card, if i go to US with L1B Visa. ? My current employer can file GC under EB1C category if it's legally allowed. What is the approval rate of EB1C with L1B? 4) Now I have two options, H1B & L1B ( possiblity of filing GC under EB1C). I am confused about, what to choose. kindly give some idea

[@sachinsardana7084]

Hi Mandar, I am on H1B visa and working as a manager for a reputed company from last one year. Now my employer wants to file for my Green card. Before joining my current employer I was working for another company in the US on H1B (which is not a subsidiary of my current employer). Can I go for EB1?

[@rohanutep81]

No

[@atishgupta7433]

After getting L1A, after how much months/years, we can apply for EB1C for green card. After applying approx at how much time green card is received?

[@nandiniraghuveerjain6027]

Hello Mandar, I have sent a mail to you…can you please reply whenever possible

[@tharakapeiris]

Im on L1B. Can I apply GC privately? or it has to be done by the company I work?

[@manojchandran869]

If L1b visa holder initiates PR process in year 1, is it possible to get EAD atleast by end of 5th year (visa expiry period) so they can stay in the States on EAD though visa is expired and PR is still ongoing?

[@Vishalbitmca]

Thanks for the great video, Mandar! Can you please share : 1) How much time does it ideally take to get a Green Card from an L1-B visa for an Indian? 2) If L1-B has a maximum tenure of 5 years including the renewal, and if Greencard takes longger than that, how can an L1-B candidate continue to stay in the US?

[@viraltoday3536]

I have a same question

[@Mrvenmer]

let me try to answer with my knowledge. 1) Definitely long years :) 2) Need to move to H1B status before the 5 years, otherwise need to exit US, spend 1 year outside US and can re-enter US on L1-B again.

[@abhipai1992]

What if you were on a Managerial position abroad but came to US in L1B due to moving from Managerial to more Technical job. Will I then be able to apply for EB1C, since I already completed the criteria of being on a Managerial position abroad?

[@srijithnair1988]

Thanks, I have the same question. However, adding to the query, can I convert from L-1B to L-1A post promotion to a managerial role in US (had managerial role in India as well, but moved in to US on a L-1B due to the requirement). Attorney is convinced to apply for L-1A now, would that ensure an approval of L-1A case? And if approved, can I apply for EB1C?

[@nreddy2230]

Hello Mandar, which profession doesn't need to go through the lottery system for H1b.

[@jaspreetsingh7423]

Mostly not for profit. It’s called cap exempt H1b. Do read up on it.

[@nreddy2230]

@@jaspreetsingh7423 Thank you

[@nagubandisandeep]

I am on an Lead position from last 1 year and I have 5 direct reports to me and my company has applied me L1B visa, so in this case s I have been managing team in India for 1 year, am I eligible for eb1 category?

[@viraltoday3536]

My 3 year already completed in L1B. 2 year left. My company applied for me for eb2, it's having 12 year wait period. My I 140 approved so can I stay here after 5 year of L1B

[@chaitanya8864]

Hi I have also same query , what is the answer to this ? can we stay here after 5 years after visa expired ?

[@viraltoday3536]

@@chaitanya8864 Hi I got answer from attorney, only special skill engineer who worked in the interest of government they can apply in EB1.. for an example scientist, government officials, special treatment doctors I got visa 1 year extra after 5 year Just to wind up with company and complete my kid academy year

[@Sagar-USNJ]

Hi Mandar, thanks for the insights. You mentioned if we file concurrently under EB1 we will get GC within 1 year, as EB1 is current. Are you seeing approval trends within 1 year.?

[@MandarKasture]

Agree last year has been anything but normal. But I am hoping things would get normal to their original processing times

[@rishabhprasad641]

if l1b candidate has applied for eb2, how can the visa extended beyong 5 years

[@yono4633]

you have to get h1b from l1b then apply for eb2

[@nagrajulavanga274]

Can H1B move to L1 Visa?

[@MandarKasture]

yes if your company sponsors it

[@nagrajulavanga274]

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[@nagrajulavanga274]

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[@jaymi9540]

hi for a change ur wrong :). My friend came on L1B and got EB1C GC.

[@MandarKasture]

Would like to know more. You must have had outside US experience with the company and fulfilled all the conditions for EB1C.

[@rajeshk2545]

Would like to know more, Please help to provide information how he got that just being on L1B

[@jaymi9540]

@@MandarKasture Thats right Mandar. He went to interview for L1A , but was handed L1B visa. He came to US and applied in EB1C as he met all criteria for EB1C , even though he was on L1B , he got Eb1C 140 approved. Strong case by Fragomen.

[@AtulKumarVermaOnline]

Hi Sir, On L1B, if green card petition is filed under EB2 and priority date does not become current within 5 years, which is most likely for Indians, does that mean employee has to leave US? What is the alternative option for such scenarios?

[@mahitanoyhushku]

Same doubt.

[@rahulanandan8463]

@@mahitanoyhushku Whats normally done, is people try to switch to H1b while on L1 (getting i-140 approved before H1-b expires is helpful)

[@bhavinkhatri1475]

Hi Mandar, Can H1-B visa holder who worked as Manager and go outside of US for a year to work for same company and come back again on H1-B in the same company in US eligible for EB1-C ? My understanding is that yes it is possible. Can you please share your thoughts?

[@ababj13]

Hi Bhavin, the answer is yes. I got my GC in EB1C category and I was on H1B. I had worked as a manager in India for 7 months before coming to US. Then I went back to India and worked in the same role for 6 more months there. I came back to US thereafter, and my GC was filed in EB1C category. Last year I got my GC. Let me know if this helps.

[@bhavinkhatri1475]

@@ababj13 Thanks for your response and confirmation! This has cleared the doubt .

[@MandarKasture]

Yes you can. That is what I explained in the video.

[@shajnaasalim]

@@ababj13 hi

[@hu9t]

@@ababj13 Your payroll was changed to India during that time, when you moved to India? Or your payroll in US?

[@darshanvora23]

Subscribed to you Patreon account for monthly subscription and posted a question there.

[@MandarKasture]

Replied

[@rohanutep81]

L1 A lucky people

[@rohanjadhav2077]

Do some videos on EB1A, EB1B and EB2NIW also. Not 100% of your viewers are IT workers. Students will be benefited from those videos. Don’t delete my comment this time.

[@MandarKasture]

Sure will do Rohan

[@mogya5707]

@@MandarKasture Any news on the DHS funding bill which has some immigration language in on the visa recapturing for fiscal year 20/21. Any update pls?

[@ashwani092]

Hi Mandar, While being here in US on H1B, can someone apply/ upgrade L1A & then EB1C? Is this scenario possible? Can you discuss this in your next video?

[@MandarKasture]

Not really unless you fulfill all the conditions of intracompany transferee.

[@jaspreetsingh7423]

You need to spend at least 1 year in that same company in your home country to be considered for L1A/B

[@swethasundar8250]

@@jaspreetsingh7423 does it have to be in home country, or some country outside the US?

[@jaspreetsingh7423]

Right. It can be anywhere outside of US.

[@swayamsarangi586]

hi

[@hsehamm]

Hi Mandar, While we say we need to work outside as Manager for 1 year, can assistant managers or Junior managers qualify for EB1C even if they fulfill EB1C category.