Does my 2 months stay in US on B1 visa can cause any problem in L1 approval? [closed]
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I work in IT with a US product company. I recently in January went to US on B1 visa. My stay lasted for 2 months because of many meetings and training. My company is applying for my L1 visa now. People are telling me that my chances of getting L1 is less because I have to convince the visa officer that I did not work during my 2 months stay on B1. I don't know how to prepare for this scenario. Please guide me if my 2 months stay is really going to cause any problem in getting L1 visa approved.
Thanks.
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closed as off-topic by Giorgio, Honorary World Citizen, Zach Lipton, David Richerby, Ali Awan Jun 17 '17 at 22:10
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I work in IT with a US product company. I recently in January went to US on B1 visa. My stay lasted for 2 months because of many meetings and training. My company is applying for my L1 visa now. People are telling me that my chances of getting L1 is less because I have to convince the visa officer that I did not work during my 2 months stay on B1. I don't know how to prepare for this scenario. Please guide me if my 2 months stay is really going to cause any problem in getting L1 visa approved.
Thanks.
usa visa-refusals b1-b2-visas
closed as off-topic by Giorgio, Honorary World Citizen, Zach Lipton, David Richerby, Ali Awan Jun 17 '17 at 22:10
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions about immigration or moving for extended periods of time (studies or employment, among others) are off-topic. Our sister site, Expatriates Stack Exchange might be a better place to ask. See also the meta post Is it OK to ask questions about immigration?." – Honorary World Citizen, Zach Lipton, David Richerby, Ali Awan
There is nothing to guide you about. It might not even come up. If it comes up, tell them the activities you took part in. Typically meetings and training do not count as work. Two months training is not unheard of unless your company is known to abuse visas that's where you will have a problem. If not, don't worry about it.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:06
@PaulofOsawatomie it might be more precise to say that meetings and training count as permissible activities for a business visitor. Of course it's work, but that doesn't mean that it's forbidden. When speaking with US officials, though, it is of course a good idea to avoid the term "work" as much as is practical, to avoid attracting unnecessary scrutiny.
– phoog
Jun 17 '17 at 19:27
@phoog Noted with thanks. That was my intent.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:30
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I work in IT with a US product company. I recently in January went to US on B1 visa. My stay lasted for 2 months because of many meetings and training. My company is applying for my L1 visa now. People are telling me that my chances of getting L1 is less because I have to convince the visa officer that I did not work during my 2 months stay on B1. I don't know how to prepare for this scenario. Please guide me if my 2 months stay is really going to cause any problem in getting L1 visa approved.
Thanks.
usa visa-refusals b1-b2-visas
I work in IT with a US product company. I recently in January went to US on B1 visa. My stay lasted for 2 months because of many meetings and training. My company is applying for my L1 visa now. People are telling me that my chances of getting L1 is less because I have to convince the visa officer that I did not work during my 2 months stay on B1. I don't know how to prepare for this scenario. Please guide me if my 2 months stay is really going to cause any problem in getting L1 visa approved.
Thanks.
usa visa-refusals b1-b2-visas
usa visa-refusals b1-b2-visas
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closed as off-topic by Giorgio, Honorary World Citizen, Zach Lipton, David Richerby, Ali Awan Jun 17 '17 at 22:10
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions about immigration or moving for extended periods of time (studies or employment, among others) are off-topic. Our sister site, Expatriates Stack Exchange might be a better place to ask. See also the meta post Is it OK to ask questions about immigration?." – Honorary World Citizen, Zach Lipton, David Richerby, Ali Awan
closed as off-topic by Giorgio, Honorary World Citizen, Zach Lipton, David Richerby, Ali Awan Jun 17 '17 at 22:10
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions about immigration or moving for extended periods of time (studies or employment, among others) are off-topic. Our sister site, Expatriates Stack Exchange might be a better place to ask. See also the meta post Is it OK to ask questions about immigration?." – Honorary World Citizen, Zach Lipton, David Richerby, Ali Awan
There is nothing to guide you about. It might not even come up. If it comes up, tell them the activities you took part in. Typically meetings and training do not count as work. Two months training is not unheard of unless your company is known to abuse visas that's where you will have a problem. If not, don't worry about it.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:06
@PaulofOsawatomie it might be more precise to say that meetings and training count as permissible activities for a business visitor. Of course it's work, but that doesn't mean that it's forbidden. When speaking with US officials, though, it is of course a good idea to avoid the term "work" as much as is practical, to avoid attracting unnecessary scrutiny.
– phoog
Jun 17 '17 at 19:27
@phoog Noted with thanks. That was my intent.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:30
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There is nothing to guide you about. It might not even come up. If it comes up, tell them the activities you took part in. Typically meetings and training do not count as work. Two months training is not unheard of unless your company is known to abuse visas that's where you will have a problem. If not, don't worry about it.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:06
@PaulofOsawatomie it might be more precise to say that meetings and training count as permissible activities for a business visitor. Of course it's work, but that doesn't mean that it's forbidden. When speaking with US officials, though, it is of course a good idea to avoid the term "work" as much as is practical, to avoid attracting unnecessary scrutiny.
– phoog
Jun 17 '17 at 19:27
@phoog Noted with thanks. That was my intent.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:30
There is nothing to guide you about. It might not even come up. If it comes up, tell them the activities you took part in. Typically meetings and training do not count as work. Two months training is not unheard of unless your company is known to abuse visas that's where you will have a problem. If not, don't worry about it.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:06
There is nothing to guide you about. It might not even come up. If it comes up, tell them the activities you took part in. Typically meetings and training do not count as work. Two months training is not unheard of unless your company is known to abuse visas that's where you will have a problem. If not, don't worry about it.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:06
@PaulofOsawatomie it might be more precise to say that meetings and training count as permissible activities for a business visitor. Of course it's work, but that doesn't mean that it's forbidden. When speaking with US officials, though, it is of course a good idea to avoid the term "work" as much as is practical, to avoid attracting unnecessary scrutiny.
– phoog
Jun 17 '17 at 19:27
@PaulofOsawatomie it might be more precise to say that meetings and training count as permissible activities for a business visitor. Of course it's work, but that doesn't mean that it's forbidden. When speaking with US officials, though, it is of course a good idea to avoid the term "work" as much as is practical, to avoid attracting unnecessary scrutiny.
– phoog
Jun 17 '17 at 19:27
@phoog Noted with thanks. That was my intent.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:30
@phoog Noted with thanks. That was my intent.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:30
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There is nothing to guide you about. It might not even come up. If it comes up, tell them the activities you took part in. Typically meetings and training do not count as work. Two months training is not unheard of unless your company is known to abuse visas that's where you will have a problem. If not, don't worry about it.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:06
@PaulofOsawatomie it might be more precise to say that meetings and training count as permissible activities for a business visitor. Of course it's work, but that doesn't mean that it's forbidden. When speaking with US officials, though, it is of course a good idea to avoid the term "work" as much as is practical, to avoid attracting unnecessary scrutiny.
– phoog
Jun 17 '17 at 19:27
@phoog Noted with thanks. That was my intent.
– Honorary World Citizen
Jun 17 '17 at 19:30