The client runs a technology services company in China and planned to enter the U.S. market by setting up a new company, applying for an L-1A New Office petition.

The U.S. company had just been formed and did not yet have an established team, so the managerial position could not be supported by the number of current employees. The focus of review was whether the company could grow within the required period to a size that would support a managerial position.

We prepared the case around the business plan, office premises, capital investment, and organizational structure, showing that the company had a clear business direction and sufficient investment, and a realistic basis for growing to a managerial scale within one year.

L-1A New Office approved.