{"id":603,"date":"2012-08-23T18:15:34","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T00:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=603"},"modified":"2026-08-15T23:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T05:19:14","slug":"l1-visa-application-where-the-us-office-is-unprofitable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=603","title":{"rendered":"L1 Visa Application Where the US Office is Unprofitable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I work for a company that has an office in Chicago &#8212; our main office is in Athens.\u00a0 They want to transfer me to our Chicago office but I wonder if it will be possible!\u00a0 The main company is profitable but the Chicago branch is losing money!\u00a0 Will it be possible?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Profitability is certainly one factor to determine not only the personnel needs of the branch but also the company\u2019s ability to pay your wages.\u00a0 In many cases, foreign company\u2019s with US branches will assign US based profits overseas to avoid taxes.\u00a0 We must take into account the totality of the circumstances and look at other positive factors that will support your application.\u00a0 We\u2019ve handled many similar L1 visa applications and have been able to secure the visas.\u00a0 It can be dealt with and approved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I work for a company that has an office in Chicago &#8212; our main office is in Athens.\u00a0 They want to transfer me to our Chicago office but I wonder if it will be possible!\u00a0 The main company is profitable but the Chicago branch is losing money!\u00a0 Will it be possible? 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