No. Payment does not establish immigration permission or resolve the actual offsite arrangement.
Check the placement before performance
Review authorization, supervision and the connection to the petitioner’s product or service. A customer’s commercial expectation cannot replace that assessment.
At a principally unaffiliated worksite, either prohibited principal control and supervision or an essentially labour-for-hire placement can bar L-1B. A material change in tasks or required methods should be reviewed against the employee’s actual knowledge and proposed arrangement. Review the actual knowledge used and duties proposed rather than assuming the original account covers the new work. A project’s urgency cannot supply missing qualifying time or permission to start US work while the case remains pending. Do not assume all demonstrations are merely meetings or that a customer’s fixed date removes the need for qualifying employment and lawful permission. Identify which facts require a fresh review before the employee begins the new assignment, and keep the approval and status dates on hand. Where an absence has already consumed part of that window, have the year located precisely before a start date is promised to a customer or a colleague.