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NIVERVILLE · L-1A FIELD GUIDE

Does a reorganization always require a new filing fee?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

The required action depends on the actual change and applicable process. Have the issue assessed before assuming a particular filing or charge.

Price the reviewed response

Separate professional analysis, document updates and current official charges. An internal restructuring cost does not determine the immigration procedure.

Every L-1 petition carries the base Form I-129 fee, the anti-fraud fee and, depending on the petitioner's size, an asylum-program fee; premium processing is a separate optional charge that buys a faster decision rather than a better one. The government fees for Form I-129, the applicable fraud-prevention and other statutory charges, and any premium-processing request are published on the USCIS fee schedule and should be read from there rather than copied from an old estimate. Retrieving payroll from a retired system, obtaining certified copies of transaction documents, translating agreements executed abroad, and having counsel read the corporate chain all take chargeable time that a straightforward internal move would not require.

Cost allocation does not change L-1A eligibility: the entities need a parent, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate relationship; the beneficiary needs the generally required continuous year of full-time foreign employment inside the relevant preceding three-year period; and the American role must be managerial or executive.