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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ST. CLEMENTS · L-1B FIELD GUIDE

Can the acquisition budget replace evidence of a new office’s pay resources?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

No. Assess the actual financial ability to pay the employee and begin doing business where that standard applies.

Identify available operational resources

Purchase consideration and current payroll capacity are different facts. A transaction total should not be treated as proof of every operating requirement.

Filing charges confirmed against the current USCIS fee schedule, plus the professional cost of assembling process evidence that usually does not exist in a presentable form. Clarify whether the professional fee includes handling confidential evidence or responding to a later government request for more evidence, and confirm current official fees for the specific filing. A polished narrative or larger writing budget does not guarantee the knowledge standard is met. Begin with the particular petition type and current fee schedule, then add translation, document retrieval, shipping, travel, and any work needed to explain specialized knowledge. List petition, premium-processing if chosen, translations, travel, and document-production costs separately from operating expenses of the U.S. business. Keep confidentiality costs, business value and immigration preparation charges separate from the evidence of expertise.