US immigration allows bundling of US L-1 work visa applications

14 December 2011

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USCIS announced that if petitioners bundle US L-1 work visa applications for multiple L-1 workers related to the same project, where the location and the specialized knowledge duties of the applicants are the same, USCIS will consider them together.

USCIS has recently stated that they recognize that businesses often need to temporarily move several skilled workers with specialized knowledge to the US for particular projects. While each L-1 work visa application will be considered on its own merits, bundling multiple US immigration applications together for the same project may streamline and make the review process easier.

The US L-1 work visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows companies operating abroad to transfer specialized skills level employees and managers from its foreign operations to their US operations for up to seven years. The employee must have worked for the company abroad for at least one continuous year out of the last three years.

In addition, USCIS said forms filed for an applicant's dependents can be included in the bundle. USCIS will also consider petitions for L-1A managers included with the bundle if applicants will be managing the L-1B beneficiaries who will be working on the project.

However, it is important to note, each L-1 work visa application must be fully completed and paid for and must include supporting evidence.

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