Our client, a citizen of India, was part-owner of a business based in India. That business was starting up a US-based affiliate. Our client was visiting in the US with his family, and then filed an F-1 change of status. The US-based affiliate offered to bring her on as a manager. Attorney Furqan filed an L-1A application for her, even though she had not been in the foreign company for at least 1 year in the past 3. Attorney Furqan argued that she met the exception to that rule, and although USCIS issued an RFE requesting evidence, they ultimately approved the case.
