Information/Documents Needed for L-1 Petition

Documents

From U.S. Company

  • Article of incorporation or association
  • Application for EIN (Form SS-4)
  • Stock certificates
  • Lease of business location
  • Bank statement or wire transfer evidencing initial investment
  • Audited accounting reports (balance sheets, profit/loss statements, cash flow reports)
  • Corporate income tax return Form 1120 (if any)
  •  Employer's Quarterly Report Form 941 (if any)
  • Description of company business
  • Commercial contracts, invoices, bills of lading, letters of credit, etc.
  • Bank statements
  • Company letterhead (several sheets)
  • Company structure, plan of employing new employees
  • Pictures of the main office (interior and exterior)

From Foreign Company

  • Business license
  • Article of incorporation
  • Income tax filings for the past three years
  • Audited accounting reports (balance sheets, profit/loss statements, cash flow reports)
  • Organizational chart, total number of employees, position held by the transferee
  • Company brochure or product introduction
  • Documents of business transactions (contracts, bills of lading, letters of credit)
  • Bank statements, or transactional records
  • Company letterhead with company logo, name, and address (several sheets)
  • Pictures of company's main office, factories, or buildings (Disregard if already included in company brochure)

From Transferee

  • Resume
  • Diploma
  • Employment verification letter from the foreign company
  • Board resolution or appointment documents verifying the transfer
  • Any other documents showing transferee's capability to conduct business in the executive position.

Other Information our Firm Needs

Employer
Business Name:    ______________________________________________
Business Address: ______________________________________________

Tel:   _______________________   Fax:   _______________________
IRS Tax #:   _______________________________________________
Type of business:   _________________________________________
Year established:   _________________________________________
Current number of employees:   _______________________________
Gross annual income:   ______________________________________
Net annual income:   ________________________________________
Name and Title of the Officer who will sign the petition documents
Name:   __________________________________
Title:   ___________________________________

Employee

Last Name _________________ First Name ________________ Middle Name _______
Date of Birth (mm/dd/yy) ________________ Country of Birth ________________
Social Security Number (if applicable) ________________ A# (if applicable) _________
If in the U.S.:
Date of Arrival (mm/dd/yy)________________
I-94# __________________________________
Current Nonimmigrant Status _______________
Expires on (mm/dd/yy) ____________________
Foreign address _____________________________________________

Employment

Job Title ______________________________________
Non-technical description of the job offered ____________________________________
Address where the employee will work (if different than Part I.)
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Is this a full time employment?
___ Yes. ___ No. Hours per week ______
Wages per week or per year ____________________
Other compensation (Explain) ________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Value per week or per year ____________________________
Dates of intended employment: From ___________ To _____________

Supplement Information for L-1 (I-129 Supplement L)

List the alien's and any dependent family members' prior period of stay in L classification in the US for the last seven years. Only list the period that the alien or the family member was actually in U.S.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Name and address of employer abroad ______________________________________________________________________

Dates of alien's employment with the employer _________________________________
Describe of the alien's duties for the past 3 years
______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Describe of the alien's duties prospective period of employment in U.S.
__________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

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