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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPRINGFIELD · L-1A FIELD GUIDE

Can an unrelated offer use the qualifying relationship from another company?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Establish the actual relationship for the transfer being proposed.

Keep the organizations identifiable

A favorable corporate connection in one option does not attach to another employer. Review genuine ownership and control rather than merging the alternatives.

The relationship comes first: parent, branch, subsidiary or affiliate, proved through incorporation records and share registers rather than through an organizational chart drawn for the occasion. Assess the actual authority and duties under the applicable definition rather than treating oversight as an automatic answer. L-1A preparation should explain each person’s actual authority and primary responsibilities instead of assuming that a shared function proves both roles or automatically prevents either role from qualifying. The requirement is one continuous year of qualifying employment with the organization abroad within the preceding three years, and a personal corporation invoicing for services describes a supplier relationship on its face. The proposed American job must be primarily managerial or executive, supported by the actual delegation of operational work; a title and direct production duties do not suffice. The qualifying organization relationship, foreign employment and business operations still need evidence independent of the governance account.