​The EB-1C Green Card for “Multinational” Executives or Managers

EB-1C Benefits:
 

• Grants permanent U.S. residency (Green Card) for the executive or manager, their spouse, and unmarried children under 21.
   

• Can be processed quickly through Premium Processing.
   

• Provides the right to live and work permanently in the United States.
   

Note: Green Card holders become U.S. tax residents, so this visa is only appropriate for those intending to live in the U.S. full-time rather than occasionally. For managers or executives who will only be in the U.S. occassionally, the L-1A Visa is likely more appropriate as well as quicker to obtain.

Basic EB-1C Green Card Requirements:

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To qualify for an EB-1C, the following must be true:

• The U.S. company and the foreign company must be legally related corporate entities —a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate relationship.
   

• The manager or executive must have worked for the related entity abroad,  full-time in a qualifying role for at least one year within the past three years before coming to the U.S.
   

• The U.S. company must have been actively doing business for at least one year (not just existing on paper).
   

• The U.S. position must be full-time and truly managerial or executive.
   

• The U.S. employer must be able to pay the offered salary