L1A Manager Visa

[MarmiteC 68]

I am the beneficiary in an I-130 process (Consular processing, 7 months post PD.)

 

I am exploring the option of a position with my company which could transfer me to the US on an L1A visa (I have worked for the company for 16 years in a foreign subsidiary and both my current and potential new position meet the Manager / Executive status).  Our lawyers have indicated they could transfer me under their L1 blanket visa.

 

I'm reading various things online that the process could take a few months (with premium processing) to a year potentially.  As I'm 7 months into waiting for I-130 approval, pursuing this only really makes sense if it's the former timeline.  I should hear later this week or early next if they will make me an offer.

 

Does anyone have recent experience with the process and can share their experience?  It would be London Embassy if that makes any difference?  

[Boiler 45,451]

A few months would be normal.

[appleblossom 2,448]

If they do Premium Processing it could be super quick - we had our O visas in no time at all via London recently. No interview was required as we met the requirements for the interview waiver, it took 10 days from the I-129 being submitted to having the request to send our passports for visa issuance. 

 

From submitting the petition to having the visas in hand was just over 4 weeks.

Edited April 18, 2023 by appleblossom

[MarmiteC 68]

2 hours ago, appleblossom said:

If they do Premium Processing it could be super quick - we had our O visas in no time at all via London recently. No interview was required as we met the requirements for the interview waiver, it took 10 days from the I-129 being submitted to having the request to send our passports for visa issuance. 

 

From submitting the petition to having the visas in hand was just over 4 weeks.

Hi, 

I think premium processing is available for this. 

 

What made you meet the requirements for interview waiver? Have you had a visa before?

[appleblossom 2,448]

Just now, MarmiteC said:

Hi, 

I think premium processing is available for this. 

 

What made you meet the requirements for interview waiver? Have you had a visa before?

No, no visa previously. Just met the criteria by being an O applicant and having travelled on the VWP before - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/important-announcement-on-waivers-of-the-interview-requirement-for-certain-nonimmigrant-visas.html

 

 

[MarmiteC 68]

3 hours ago, appleblossom said:

No, no visa previously. Just met the criteria by being an O applicant and having travelled on the VWP before - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/important-announcement-on-waivers-of-the-interview-requirement-for-certain-nonimmigrant-visas.html

 

 

Oh wow. That's useful info thank you.

Were you also in progress of a spouse visa, or just the O?

[appleblossom 2,448]

11 hours ago, MarmiteC said:

Oh wow. That's useful info thank you.

Were you also in progress of a spouse visa, or just the O?

No spouse visa, but we had applied for an immigrant visa via EB1 (employment). That's also going super speedily, applied in February and should have it by the summer going on current timescales. It's all been much quicker than I'd anticipated.

[MarmiteC 68]

48 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

No spouse visa, but we had applied for an immigrant visa via EB1 (employment). That's also going super speedily, applied in February and should have it by the summer going on current timescales. It's all been much quicker than I'd anticipated.

That's awesome.  Fingers crossed for you that all goes as planned 🙂

[appleblossom 2,448]

1 hour ago, MarmiteC said:

That's awesome.  Fingers crossed for you that all goes as planned 🙂

Thank you. Hope you can get the L1 quickly.