[nukkad] The Story of H-1, B-1 and L-1

[venugopalan.vedam@owens-ill.com]

B-1 is a business visa and you cannot officially work for an American concern
with that visa. It is valid only for business trips to the US.

H-1/B-1 which is also known as H-1/B lets you work in the US. It is a work
permit. You can change your parent company without MUCH HASSLES.

L-1 is the visa that is almost like H-1 but you are confined to your parent
company.. It is an intra company transfer visa. You cannot come to the US on
L-1 from one company and change your company here. In that case you need to go
for H-1/B application again.

I hope this helps.. Using B-1 one cannot work in the US. But many companies do
send their employees on B-1 to work for their clients ( with their H-1/B in
processing ) but they all bluff that the employee is coming to the US for some
business development purpose. Sometimes this backfires and the guys are sent
back after landing in the US. It is very difficult to clear the immigration if
you are not on a proper visa. Some of my friends came back unable to clear the
immigration.

HTH. This information is true as far as my knowledge is concerned. If there are
any pitfalls, please correct me.


Sincerely,
Venu

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