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LORRAINE · L-1A FIELD GUIDE

Should the adviser define the company’s function for it?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

The company must explain its actual operation and responsibilities. An adviser can assess those facts but should not invent a function or authority.

Clarify what paid review can resolve

Ask whether the scope includes examining a function-manager proposal and identifying evidence gaps. Separate official charges from that work. A more polished description cannot replace an operating decision the business has not made.

Explain where each expense belongs and what resources actually support the US operation. Clarify professional preparation and current official charges separately from any communication services. Entity formation, registered-agent fees, the lease deposit and equipment purchases are business costs; they do not belong in the immigration fee line, but the records of paying them are the evidence that the company can support the role. Do not inflate the function’s budget by counting unrelated team expenditure, or assume a costly business initiative makes the applicant’s work managerial regardless of what they actually do. Premium processing is optional; a small company with a flexible transfer date can decline it and save the charge. Someone inside the company spends days assembling payroll registers, contracts and photographs of the premises, and that time is a real cost.