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CARIGNAN · L-1A FIELD GUIDE

Should reviewing the consortium agreement be included in the scope?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Clarify whether the professional review includes the actual entity relationships and proposed employment arrangement. A commercial review and immigration eligibility review address different questions.

Price the actual relationship assessment

Separate relevant document work, professional preparation and current official charges. The value of the shared contract does not establish a qualifying relationship or determine the complete case cost.

The petition fee for Form I-129, the fraud-prevention fee, any asylum-program fee, and optional premium processing, all as listed on Form G-1055, plus professional fees and the subsidiary’s U.S. salary obligations. Travel expenses, professional preparation fees and government charges should not be treated as proof that every requirement of the foreign year has been met. Identify delivery staff salaries, vendor contracts, premises, travel, and phased hiring that supports the proposed managerial or executive role. L-1A requires a primarily managerial or executive American role plus one continuous year of qualifying foreign employment in the previous three years with a related parent, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate; a salary increase supplies none of those elements. The case still requires a qualifying organizational relationship, continuing foreign business and either active U.S. business or, for a new office, the ability to commence it, a continuous eligible year abroad within the preceding three, and mainly managerial or executive duties. Spend first on the chronology review, then take current fees from the USCIS fee schedule.