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CHARLEMAGNE · L-1A FIELD GUIDE

Should the company commission a promotional portfolio for the case?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

First determine what factual evidence is needed to explain the role. A professionally designed achievement portfolio does not replace relevant duties and authority records.

Budget for explanation rather than presentation alone

Clarify the preparation scope and current official charges. Spend document-preparation effort on accurate attribution and relevant evidence rather than assuming more polished praise will establish a missing requirement.

Check current government amounts against the published USCIS fee schedule rather than a figure from a previous transfer, since they change. Budget applicable passport charges, professional review and current U.S. filing fees according to the actual steps. Someone has to reconstruct ownership across two jurisdictions, obtain certified corporate records, assemble payroll history, and write a position description that survives scrutiny, and that work is generally done by counsel and by an accountant rather than by the family. Gather foreign payroll for one continuous qualifying year in the preceding three, records of the parent, branch, subsidiary or affiliate relationship, and evidence of continuing foreign business plus either active U.S. business or, for a new office, the ability to commence it. Eligibility also needs the transferee’s continuous qualifying year abroad during the previous three years and primarily managerial or executive US duties.