“L-1A Nonimmigrant Classification”

Jurisdiction: United States United States

This classification enables:
• A U.S. employer to transfer an executive or manager from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of its offices in the United States; and
• A foreign company which does not yet have an affiliated U.S. office to send an executive or manager to the United States with the purpose of establishing one.

Source: USCIS Glossary, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services