Separate business recruitment and handover expenses from professional immigration preparation and current official charges. Clarify which operational evidence the review needs.
Avoid treating a staffing expense as proof of eligibility
Paying recruitment fees does not establish an effective handover or qualifying business activity. The evidence should explain actual responsibilities and operations, including unresolved support gaps.
The government charges are the USCIS petition filing fee and any additional statutory fees that apply to the petitioner, with premium processing optional; current amounts are published in the USCIS fee schedule. Budget the real position and its support instead of treating one allowance as the whole operating plan. Replacement support, US premises and application expenses answer different needs. Ask whether the professional estimate includes planned reductions and their effect on the qualifying organization. Prove primarily managerial or executive work through duties, delegation, staffing, and decisions. Eligibility still requires one continuous qualifying year abroad in the preceding three years, an active parent, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate relationship, and, for a new office, only a one-year initial period; overall L-1A status is generally capped at seven years. Family costs, the L-2 applications and the household's relocation, are personal or company expenses by agreement.