Third, the applicant must be coming as a manager, executive or specialized knowledge employee. An executive is one who directs the management of the company or a major part or function of the organization. Typical executive positions are presidents, vice-presidents and controllers. A manager directs the organization, a department, or a function of the organization. Like executives, a qualifying manager will not be overseeing the primary performance of a task.
Exceptions apply when a manager or executive is coming to open a new office.
Fourth, the applicant must intend to depart the US when his or her stay is over. But the applicant may also pursue permanent residency simultaneously without a negative impact on the ability to keep or extend an L visa. This makes the L visa a popular option for multinational firms. Executives and managers may stay in L-1 status for up to seven years. They are granted L-1A status.