Apply for L Visa (Intracompany transfer) with pending I-130

[Mitch22 0]

Hello,

 

If my company in Canada applies for a L visa for me to work in the United States will this invalidate my pending I-130 (approved) just waiting for it to be current on visa bulletin (family based petition?

[Boiler 45,788]

L1 is dual intent

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

It is specifically stated in law that immigrant intent is not a bar to receiving an L visa, and there is absolutely no reason any other visa application would affect a pending i130. So no problems either way.

[wagecuck3 31]

On 10/28/2021 at 4:26 PM, Mitch22 said:

Hello,

 

If my company in Canada applies for a L visa for me to work in the United States will this invalidate my pending I-130 (approved) just waiting for it to be current on visa bulletin (family based petition?

USCIS cannot cancel an I-130 merely because you have applied for some kind of visa.

 

With some types of visas, having the I-130 can cause issues with that visa because there is an issue of immigrant intent. However, it doesn't happen the other way around. That is, applying for a visa will not cause issues with the I-130.

 

And as others have pointed out, the L visa type allows dual intent anyway. That means the I-130 will not cause issues with the L visa.