{"id":464,"date":"2012-07-25T19:07:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T01:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=464"},"modified":"2012-07-25T19:07:49","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T01:07:49","slug":"company-relationship-requirements-for-the-l1-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=464","title":{"rendered":"Company Relationship Requirements for the L1 Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a B1 visa right now and I am in negotiations to purchase a US company.\u00a0I have a company in Brazil that is looking to expand and found some opportunities here.\u00a0What kind of visa can I get if I buy this company?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have worked for the Brazilian company for one year out of the last three in a managerial or executive position then you will be able to obtain an L1A visa.\u00a0Many people believe that L1 visas are impossible in new acquisition scenarios but that is not the case.\u00a0There is no time requirement for the relationship between the US company and the foreign company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a B1 visa right now and I am in negotiations to purchase a US company.\u00a0I have a company in Brazil that is looking to expand and found some opportunities here.\u00a0What kind of visa can I get if I buy this company? If you have worked for the Brazilian company for one year out … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,69,70],"tags":[233,218,219],"class_list":["post-464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-b-1-visa","category-l-1a-visa","category-l-1b-visa","tag-b-1-visa","tag-l-1a-visa","tag-l-1b-visa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t