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| This visa is issued to foreign nationals who works for a multinational business and has a need to work temporarily in a U.S. office of the same business. |  
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|  | L-1 is for a intra-company transferee |  
|  | L-2 is for a spouse/child of an intra-company transferee. L-2 spouse only can apply for employment authorization. |  |  
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| The L-1A nonimmigrant 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 or help start a new office.
 The L-1B nonimmigrant classification enables a U.S. employer to transfer a professional employee with specialized knowledge relating to the organization’s interests from one of its affiliated foreign offices to one of its offices in the United States or to help start a new office.
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