Transferencia de un ejecutivo o gerente de una empresa extranjera a una empresa estadounidense
Santos Lloyd Law Team • December 22, 2022
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La visa L-1A de ejecutivo o gerente transferido dentro de la empresa permite que una empresa extranjera fuera de los EE. UU. transfiera a uno de sus ejecutivos o gerentes a una empresa estadounidense relacionada. La visa de ejecutivo o gerente L-1A transferido dentro de la empresa es una visa de no inmigrante (esto significa visa de trabajo temporal) para un ejecutivo o gerente. La cantidad total de años por los que se aprueba una L-1A es de siete (7) años.
Para calificar para una visa L-1A, la empresa estadounidense debe probar:
- El empleado transferido debe haber trabajado con una empresa extranjera durante un año completo de los últimos tres años inmediatamente antes de su entrada a los EE. UU.
- El empleado transferido debe tratar de ingresar a los Estados Unidos con el estatus L-1A con el fin de brindar servicios en una capacidad ejecutiva
o gerencial.
• La capacidad ejecutiva generalmente se refiere a la capacidad del empleado para tomar decisiones de amplia libertad sin mucha supervisión.
• La capacidad gerencial generalmente se refiere a la habilidad del empleado para supervisar y controlar el trabajo de empleados profesionales y para administrar la organización, o un departamento, subdivisión, función o componente de la organización. También puede referirse a la capacidad del empleado para gestionar una función esencial de la organización a un alto nivel, sin la supervisión directa de otros. - Relación calificada
entre la empresa extranjera y la empresa estadounidense
• Existe una relación calificada, por ejemplo, cuando las empresas están afiliadas entre sí, o cuando la empresa estadounidense es una sucursal o subsidiaria de la empresa extranjera.
• La empresa estadounidense puede probar la relación calificada a través de la documentación de respaldo: documentos de incorporación, estatutos, certificados de acciones, artículos de organización, transferencias bancarias, etc. - Después de que se pruebe la relación calificada
entre la empresa extranjera y la empresa estadounidense, la empresa estadounidense debe demostrar que ha estado haciendo negocios durante el último año.
• Si la empresa no ha operado durante el último año. Una visa L-1A todavía es posible. Sin embargo, la cantidad máxima por la que se aprobará la visa L-1A inicial será de un (1) año en lugar de tres (3) años.
• La empresa de EE. UU. puede demostrar que hace negocios a través de la documentación de respaldo: documentos de incorporación, estatutos, certificados de acciones, artículos de organización, estados de cuenta bancarios, estados de pérdidas y ganancias, declaraciones de impuestos, documentos de nómina, contrato de arrendamiento, etc.
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