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POINTE-CALUMET · L-1A FIELD GUIDE

Does translating a title as executive establish L-1A capacity?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. The actual managerial or executive duties and other L requirements must be established through the facts and evidence.

Explain the role in ordinary terms

Identify decisions, responsibilities and support without relying on a label. A translation should preserve the real work and its limits. Stronger English wording cannot create authority the applicant does not have.

Explain the applicant’s regular U.S. duties, discretion and personnel or essential function managed. Describe the genuine distinction instead of converting a travel itinerary into proof of managerial capacity. For a subsidiary the proof is ownership: share registers, incorporation documents, and evidence of control. The intended U.S. position must be primarily managerial or executive, not merely senior hands-on work. A first review should produce a short eligibility map that marks facts already proved, facts needing a primary record, and facts that cannot be solved by a job title. Review the foreign and proposed US roles separately rather than letting an impressive title substitute for duty evidence. The usual mistake is relying on a senior title and minutes while leaving daily operational work unexplained. The decision is whether the evidence shows management of people or an essential function, rather than direct performance of ordinary services.