What to review when the foreign company, U.S. petitioner, or affiliate relationship changed before an EB-1C filing.
Use this guide when an EB-1C petition depends on management authority, staffing, company structure, or records that may need explanation.
Compare business records, payroll, tax filings, contracts, job descriptions, and organization charts before USCIS reviews the file.
Small corporate or staffing gaps can become RFEs. A structured review can identify what should be fixed or explained before filing.
EB-1C requires a qualifying relationship between the foreign employer and the U.S. petitioner. Ownership transfers, mergers, affiliate changes, dissolutions, or new holding companies can create gaps if the record does not explain continuity.
A clear timeline should show when each entity was formed, who owned or controlled it, when any transaction occurred, and how the relationship remained parent, subsidiary, affiliate, branch, or successor.
Stock ledgers, operating agreements, purchase agreements, registry records, board approvals, tax returns, bank records, contracts, and invoices should tell the same story. USCIS may question cases where paper ownership and actual business operations do not align.
A prior L-1A approval helps, but it does not automatically solve EB-1C if the company structure changed afterward. Pre-filing review should identify whether the qualifying relationship still exists and whether the one-year foreign employment record still fits.
Plan EB-1C functional manager evidence with organization charts, authority proof, staffing records, and business documents before filing.
Use organization charts, payroll, job descriptions, and staffing records to support EB-1C manager or executive green card petitions.
Review EB-1C risks when ownership, affiliates, mergers, acquisitions, or corporate restructuring affect the qualifying relationship.
Evaluate whether the L-1A record can support permanent residence.
Organize ownership, control, and doing-business proof.
Respond to USCIS questions about duties, structure, and records.
Finberg Firm can review the facts, identify risk points, and help decide whether EB-1C, EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, or another green card path is stronger.
Before filing, after an RFE, or when company structure, staffing, or job duties are not clean on paper.
Organization charts, payroll, ownership records, tax filings, contracts, job descriptions, and operating records should all support the same EB-1C story.
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