Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

You are no longer in L-1 status after you were laid off by the company. If the other company is willing to sponsor you, you have options to apply for TN or H-1B visa, if you meet the requirements.

I am not sure you will be qualified for a L-1 status under the new company. We would need to review your documents first.

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Please explain more fully: You've been working under an intra-company transfer visa. What is the Canadian affiliate doing for you? You may qualify for a TN, and we can do a change of status. (I'm also up in Edmonton, in case your affiliate is local.)

You are not clear as to in what capacity the new company is going to sponsor you. Since you are Canadian, you may qualify for a TN visa. If the company sponsors you for an H-1B, then you are entitled to a total of 6 years in combination L and H time. You mentioned that you first got your visa in 2006, so this means that you would have roughly 3 years left in H-1B time (depending upone when you go the visa in 2006). I'd be happy to speak to you or your new company to assist you with the petition or visa. You may call 415-387-1364 or email: [email protected]

No, the new company can't just pick up the extra time on the L-1 unless you worked for this new company (branch, affiliate or subsidiary) during the past three years for at least a year outside the U.S. That leaves the following other options: TN, H-1B, E-1 or E-2, possibly the green card under EB-1, 2 or 3 categories or maybe even through a family relative. Some people are even U.S. citizens without knowing it, particularly Canadians and Mexicans.

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