Green Card for a Multinational Executive or Manager
Jioselin Juarez • September 8, 2022
The EB-1C immigrant visa applies to a multinational executive or manager
who has been employed abroad for one year in the last three years by foreign company and who aims to work in the U.S. for a related U.S. company in a capacity of executive or manager.
The EB-1C multinational executive or manager visa, is an immigrant visa (pathway to permanent residence “green card”
) for a multinational executive or manager.
To qualify for an EB-1C immigrant visa the U.S. company must prove:
1. The multinational executive or manager must have worked with foreign company for one full year of the last three years
2. The multinational executive or manager must seek to enter the United States under EB-1C status for the purpose of providing services in an executive or managerial capacity
- Executive capacity generally refers to the employee’s ability to make decisions of wide latitude without much oversight.
- Managerial capacity generally refers to the ability of the employee to supervise and control the work of professional employees and to manage the organization, or a department, subdivision, function, or component of the organization. It may also refer to the employee’s ability to manage an essential function of the organization at a high level, without direct supervision of others.
- A qualifying relationship exists for example where the companies are affiliated with each other, or where the U.S. company is a branch or a subsidiary to the foreign company.
- The U.S. company can prove the qualifying relationship through supporting documentation alike: incorporation documents, bylaws, stock certificates, articles of organization, bank wire transfers, etc.
- The U.S. company can prove doing business through supporting documentation alike: incorporation documents, bylaws, stock certificates, articles of organization, bank statements, profit/loss statements, tax returns, payroll documents, lease agreement, etc.
Please schedule a consultation with one of our experienced immigration attorneys to discuss the EB-1C requirements and process.
This blog is not intended to be legal advice and nothing here should be construed as establishing an attorney client relationship. Please schedule a consultation with an immigration attorney before acting on any information read here.
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