Dr. William:
I am in a B-1 visa now, a US company wants to
hire me and apply for a L-1B status for
me as a specialized knowledge
professional with an approved blanket
L visa petition. Please let me know more about the blanket
L visa petition.
Answer:
An L visa
blanket petition simplifies the process of filing for individual L-1B workers
who are specialized knowledge professionals who possess specialized knowledge
employed in positions, which require the theoretical and practical application
of highly specialized knowledge.
A
blanket L petition must be filed by a U.S. employer who will be the single
representative between USCIS and the qualifying organizations. A
company that wishes to establish itself as qualifying organizations under the
blanket L program must first file a blanket L petition with an USCIS Service
Center. This blanket petition must identify a "petitioner" in whose
name the petition is being filed. The petitioner must be a member of the
company’s corporate family, but it need not be the parent or the principal
office.
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