The US is a popular destination for career opportunities. According to CNBC, the US economy grew at the fastest pace since 1984 in 2021. It is one of the world’s largest economies and the number of job openings in the United States rose to 10.925 million in December 2021. The L1 visa is a temporary visa that enables workers of a company outside the U.S. to transfer to their U.S. office for a certain period. The L1A visa is for intracompany transferees who work in managerial or executive positions in a company that is located outside the United States. The L1B visa is for intracompany transferees who work in positions requiring specialized knowledge. The interview for the L1 visa is a crucial part of the application process. Today we will be talking about the L1 visa interview questions and answers.
The L1 Visa Interview Questions and Answers
General Questions for the L1 Visa Interview
1. Can you provide your valid passport, visa fee receipt, and forms I-797, I-128 and DS-160?
Please provide the above mentioned documents.
2. Which visa are you looking for approval for?
You need approval for the L1 Visa.
3. Have you visited the United States before?
Please answer yes or no.
4. When did you return from your last visit to the United States?
State the exact date, month and year of your return to India from your last visit to the United States.
5.Have you worked in foreign countries before?
Please answer with details.
6. What will be your designation in the company when you are transferred to the US?
State the title you will be given in the company when you are transferred to the US.
7. Can you show the petition letter?
Show the petition letter to the immigration officer.
8. Can you provide your passport and immigration documents?
Show your passport and immigration documents to the immigration officer.
9. Can you provide the visa fee receipt?
Provide the visa fee receipt to the immigration officer.
Questions about Job for the L1 Visa Interview
1. What is the name of the organization for which you are working at present?
State the name of your current organization to the immigration officer.
2. How long have you been employed by your current organization?
State the time for which you have been working for your current organization.
3. What roles and responsibilities do you perform on a daily basis for your current organization?
State the exact details of the type of roles and responsibilities you execute daily for your current organization to the immigration officer.
4. Can you name some of the clients that your company has acquired?
Name some of the clients that your company has acquired in recent years.
5. What is your monthly/yearly salary?
Mention the monthly/yearly salary provided by your current organization.
6. How many people are currently under your supervision in the company?
State the number along with the details of the people who are currently under your supervision in the company.
7. Why is the sponsor mentioned in the petition letter different from your current organization?
If the sponsor mentioned in the petition letter is different from your current organization, please give honest and logical reasons to the immigration officer as to why this is the case.
8. Why have you not changed your organization in more than 10 years ? Is there any particular reason?
If you have been working for more than 10 years in your current organization, you need to tell the immigration officer your reasons for staying at this company. Your logical reasons should make your company look good to the immigration officer and help the approval process.
9. Have you gone through any training when you joined your current organization?
Answer the question accurately.
10. What type of work are you going to perform in the United States? What kind of work does your organization do ?
State the exact type of work your organization does in detail.
11. What kind of services do the clients receive from your company?
Tell the immigration officer the type of services that your clients receive from your company.
12. What is the exact location of the company you will be transferred to in the United States?
Answer this question with the town/city/state of the office to which you are being transferred to.
13. What is the nature of work that you will do on behalf of your company in the United States?
Tell the immigration officer all the details about your roles and responsibilities once you are transferred to the US office.
14. What will be your compensation in the United States and will you receive it in dollars or any other currency?
Tell the immigration officer what compensation you will be receiving in the US and in which currency.
15. Why can’t the work be performed from the country where you presently live?
The immigration officer is trying to determine if it is necessary for you to go to the US to do this work. You must give reasons that demonstrate why it is absolutely necessary for you to work from the US, instead of where you are working from right now.
16. Will your direct supervisor also be residing in the United States?
Tell the immigraton officer the appropriate answer.
17. Can you mention the details of the person who will be your primary contact in the United States?
Please give the details of your primary contact such as their name, residential address etc.
18. What will be your plan if you are out of work in the United States?
Tell the immigration officer your plan of action if you are unemployed during your stay in the US.
19. Will you be working at your company’s office or at the location of the client?
Answer the question accordingly.
L1A Visa Questions
1. What will you have responsibility for under the US based role?
State all the responsibilities you will have under the US based role.
2. How many employees will be reporting directly to you?
State the number of employees that will be reporting to you.
3. Will you have budget control?
State whether or not you will have budget control.
4. Will you have responsibility for recruiting and dismissing employees?
State whether or not you will be in a capacity to recruit and dismiss employees.
5. When did you last hire an employee? When did you last fire an employee? What will the process be for you to hire or fire?
Answer the question honestly.
6. Who will you be report to ?
Give the name of the person you will be reporting to.
L1B Visa Questions
1. What is your area of expertise and specialization?
Answer the question accurately.
2. How long have you been working in this field?
Answer the question accurately.
3. What are your qualifications and work experience?
Answer the question accurately.
4. What are the professional skills required for the US role?
Answer the question to the best of your knowledge.
5. What makes your skills specialized?
Answer the question to the best of your knowledge.
6. Why is it important that you travel to the United States for this work?
Answer the question to the best of your knowledge.
7. Is there a reason why US colleagues cannot perform the work?
Answer this question honestly, accurately and to the best of your knowledge.
We hope that this article has been helpful about the L1 Visa Interview Questions and Answers.
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FAQs
Yes it could delay the application process.
Yes it is.
L1A holders can stay for a maximum period of 7 years. L1B holders can stay for a maximum of 5 years.
To apply for an L1 visa the employee has to have worked for an overseas subsidiary, parent, affiliate or branch office of the US company that they are transferring to for at least one year out of the last three years. The employee must have worked as a manager, executive, or specialized knowledge worker during this time.
