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LINCOLN · L-1A FIELD GUIDE

Does a board resolution establish L-1A eligibility by itself?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. It can document an appointment or authority, while the actual principal duties and qualifying transfer facts need evidence.

Explain the real role

Identify what the applicant decides and performs. Do not imply that formal appointment removes the need to assess operational responsibilities.

Managerial capacity can rest on supervising other employees, in which case the subordinates and their own duties are examined, or on managing an essential function of the organization at a senior level, in which case the function itself must be identified and its importance demonstrated. Where several family members or holding entities are involved, have counsel assess control from the actual corporate records rather than a summary chart, since the chart is only a starting explanation. For both people, confirm one continuous year of qualifying employment abroad during the relevant three-year period and a parent, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate relationship, with the foreign organization doing business; for a new-office L-1A petition, that foreign year itself must have been managerial or executive. The first review should produce an eligibility map separating related-company proof, foreign employment, and primary U.S. managerial or executive duties.; each conclusion should point to the record that settles it.