Have the actual new arrangement assessed. Changed supervision or work may affect the applicable conditions even if the title stays the same.
Review before relying on the placement
A project name does not grant unrestricted worksite permission.
A change in duties, client placement, or the employing entity can affect the basis of the proposed case, and the revised facts should be reviewed rather than assuming the original filing or plan automatically covers them. If the project changes materially during preparation or after approval, assess the immigration effect rather than assuming any internal assignment is covered. Confirm actual approval and status dates before the employee begins any different assignment, rather than treating a client's delivery deadline as authorization on its own. An L-1B placement primarily at an unaffiliated worksite must remain principally controlled and supervised by the petitioner and provide a petitioner-specific product or service requiring specialized knowledge rather than labour for hire. The specialized-knowledge maximum is five years in total, so a four-year assignment cannot be completed by someone who has already spent three years in the status, however well the project is going.