Can I start a US branch office & bring key person on L1?

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neverthere

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Hi,
I have studied the requirements for an L1 and it appears that the parent company in Canada and the key executive qualify. The CDN parent Co. has a large $-value intent of a purchase order from a major US customer, more than enough to pay salary and expenses for more than a year, but only if they set up a branch office in the US to service this order.
My question: What are the chances of the L1 will be approved if the US branch is only just formed but well funded?
Thanks in advance,
 
L1 for opening new office in US
It is possible for a manager or executive to come to US for opening a new office, provided evidence for following are produced:

* Sufficient real estate space has been secured to operate new office
* The beneficiary has been employed for one continuous year in the three year period preceding the filing of the petition in an executive or managerial capacity and that the proposed employment involves executive or managerial authority over the new operation; and
* The intended United States operation, within one year of the approval of the petition, will support an executive or managerial position, supported by information regarding:
o The proposed nature of the office describing the scope of the entity, its organizational structure, and its financial goals;
o The size of the United States investment;
o The financial ability of the foreign entity to remunerate the beneficiary and to commence doing business in the United States; and
o The organizational structure of the foreign entity.

It is expected that a manager or executive who is required to open a new business or office will be more actively involved in day-to-day operations during the initial phases of the business, but must also have authority and plans to hire staff and have wide latitude in making decisions about the goals and management of the organization.


http://www.immihelp.com/visas/l1/
 
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