Is an L1 visa a dual intent visa?

[sb85]

I'm still weighing up my options as to what's the best option for me to go to the US.

As I've already declared my partner living in the US, and I've encountered problems entering on B2 visa before because of it, would I be likely to encounter problems upon application for visa, or entry if I tried to enter on an L1 visa, or, since one can apply for GC after first year, is it classed as a dual intent visa?

My choices seem to be to either sell my share of my UK business and move on F2 visa, or transfer to the US and open an office, which my business partner and I have talked about anyway, just never assuming I'd be the one to go!

 

[GotPR?]

L1 is dual intent and you should have no problem with L1.
here we go from Title 8.


(16) Effect of filing an application for or approval of a permanent labor certification, preference petition, or filing of an application for adjustment of status on L-1 classification. An alien may legitimately come to the United States for a temporary period as an L-1 nonimmigrant and, at the same time, lawfully seek to become a permanent resident of the United States provided he or she intends to depart voluntarily at the end of his or her authorized stay. The filing of an application for or approval of a permanent labor certification, an immigrant visa preference petition, or the filing of an application of readjustment of status for an L-1 nonimmigrant shall not be the basis for denying: (Paragraph (l)(16) revised effective 7/1/99; 64 FR 29208)


(i) An L-1 petition filed on behalf of the alien,



(ii) A request to extend an L-1 petition which had previously been filed on behalf of the alien;



(iii) An application for admission as an L-1 nonimmigrant by the alien, or as an L-2 nonimmigrant by the spouse or child of such alien;



(iv) An application for change of status to H-1 or L-2 nonimmigrant filed by the alien, or to H-1, H-4, or L-1 status filed by the L-2 spouse or child of such alien;



(v) An application for change of status to H-4 nonimmigrant filed by the L-1 nonimmigrant, if his or her spouse has been approved for classification as an H-1; or



(vi) An application for extension of stay filed by the alien, or by the L-2 spouse or child of such alien.