Question about L1 validity
I’ve an existing L1 that will be expiring soon (never used; I29S never stamped). I’ll be relocating to US soon, and don’t have much validity left on the existing L1. 1. So if I get this renewed, given that L1 can be renewed only once, do I have a hard limit of a little over 2 years to leave US? 2. What are my other options?
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Not a lawyer, but I think you can do the following: Enter US on valid L1, file for green card with I-140 (employer petition) and I-485 (adjustment of status) concurrently with a I-765 (EAD), I-131 (advanced parole). Within 90 days, you should have a EAD that you can continue to work on. Once that’s done, file the L1 extension as a safe guard and play the waiting game. Of course, timelines around this depends on your country of origin and whether it’s a L1A or L1B. If it’s a L1A and your from a country that doesn’t have a long wait, it would take 1-1.5 years to process the greencard.