本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛本人目前持TN在美国工作， 因为考虑到老婆需要SSN去工作， 所以我们向公司提出转L1-b, L1-b 的spouse 可以在美国工作。 前两天和公司的attorney讨论了一下， 但她不赞成L1-b， 因为这会对我们申请绿卡不利。 她推荐H1-b, 但老婆不能在美国工作。 而我在网上看到很多人都是可以通过L1-b申请绿卡的。 大家谁有经验给我解答一下。 谢谢
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As a final response to your question below, this is our opinion on why we did not and still do not recommend L-1B to Green Card.
a. L-1B is based on you having Specialized Knowledge of your company’s, methods, procedures and products that is not available in the United States. The applicant is transferred to the USA on a temporary basis (Maximum 5 years) to transfer their Specialized Knowledge to the US company, then they leave the USA and come back home. If you then apply for Green Card (Permanent Residence) directly from your status an L-1B Holder (Temporary intent), it will be difficult to explain to Immigration Services how this Temporary position has now become a Permanent position in the USA and the knowledge is no longer specialized. Your job description will have to be completely different etc.;
b. L-1B only allows you 5 years maximum at a time in the USA. When you apply for Green Card, as a Chinese National, it will take a lot longer than 5 years to process and finalize and you will have to leave the USA while in the midst of the procedures as you cannot extend beyond the 5 years of L-1B. There is no extension while your Green Card application is pending. (There are extensions however while on H-1B status);
c. We would still recommend TN – H-1B then to Green Card.
d. As already discussed in the last email: If you did TN to L-1B then to H-1B – it is more costly and also your time in L-1B is counted against your time in H-1B.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
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As a final response to your question below, this is our opinion on why we did not and still do not recommend L-1B to Green Card.
a. L-1B is based on you having Specialized Knowledge of your company’s, methods, procedures and products that is not available in the United States. The applicant is transferred to the USA on a temporary basis (Maximum 5 years) to transfer their Specialized Knowledge to the US company, then they leave the USA and come back home. If you then apply for Green Card (Permanent Residence) directly from your status an L-1B Holder (Temporary intent), it will be difficult to explain to Immigration Services how this Temporary position has now become a Permanent position in the USA and the knowledge is no longer specialized. Your job description will have to be completely different etc.;
b. L-1B only allows you 5 years maximum at a time in the USA. When you apply for Green Card, as a Chinese National, it will take a lot longer than 5 years to process and finalize and you will have to leave the USA while in the midst of the procedures as you cannot extend beyond the 5 years of L-1B. There is no extension while your Green Card application is pending. (There are extensions however while on H-1B status);
c. We would still recommend TN – H-1B then to Green Card.
d. As already discussed in the last email: If you did TN to L-1B then to H-1B – it is more costly and also your time in L-1B is counted against your time in H-1B.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net