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MCMASTERVILLE · L-1B FIELD GUIDE

Does one difficult project establish that the whole role qualifies for L-1B?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Not by itself. Explain the actual knowledge and the complete proposed duties. A strong example may support part of the case without establishing every requirement.

Assess the actual assignment rather than the highlight

Identify how the U.S. role uses qualifying organizational knowledge and what other work it includes. Do not present an exceptional event as the normal assignment unless the evidence supports that account.

Explain special knowledge of the organization’s products, services, research, equipment, techniques, management or other interests and their application in international markets, or advanced knowledge or expertise in its processes and procedures. Identify the products, applications or advanced procedures the employee understands and uses, without assuming that interpreting ordinary information satisfies the specialized-knowledge standard. The standard concerns company-specific knowledge rather than general skill, though the knowledge need not be unique worldwide or secret. What qualifies is special knowledge of the employer's own product, process, equipment or procedures, or an advanced level of knowledge of how that particular company does the work, which is a narrower and more documentable claim. A useful first review creates a comparison between ordinary industry competence and the organization’s internal methods, identifies witnesses who can verify training or project history, and fixes the project dates the U.S. assignment must meet.