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that L-1B visa got me curious, so I did a lil’ digging and found this:
The L-1B nonimmigrant classification enables a U.S. employer to transfer a professional employee with specialized knowledge relating to the organization’s interests from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of its offices in the United States. This classification also enables a foreign company that does not yet have an affiliated U.S. office to send a specialized knowledge employee to the United States to help establish one. The employer must file Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker with fee, on behalf of the employee.
that word ‘nonimmigrant’ got me kinda confused. Like, does it mean it’s limited by citizenship?
They both (H1 and L1) are non-immigrant, so it's like a work permit only.
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Ah ok, like a temporary visa. Thanks!
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Both get 3 years, with the possibility to extend to a maximum of 5.
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