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TERREBONNE · L-1A FIELD GUIDE

When should inconsistent descriptions be raised?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Raise them during preparation, before relying on a filing built from only one version. Identify the actual dates and facts so the discrepancy can be assessed.

Allow time for factual clarification

Obtain appropriate employer input and supporting records. Do not assume deleting or updating a public page resolves the underlying issue. The case should remain accurate regardless of which description a reader encounters.

Identify who will perform the work and whether the applicant’s duties change. Inconsistent descriptions of the same role are not just a communications problem, because both the managerial or executive classification and the continuous qualifying period abroad depend on a single, consistent factual account of what the position actually involves. A description that emphasizes technical or hands-on work in one place and management authority in another makes it harder to show which one has actually been true throughout the relevant period, rather than which one merely sounds better for the filing. Ask which account reflects what the person has genuinely been doing, day to day, and treat any other version as something that needs correcting or explaining rather than simply ignoring. Gather the underlying records, such as organizational charts, work assignments, or performance evaluations, that can support one consistent account rather than relying on whichever description happens to be most recent. A single accurate account, even if it takes more effort to compile, supports the case far better than several convenient but conflicting ones.