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

Can the assignment begin once a translated customer agreement is available?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Review actual permission and the real placement conditions before work.

Assess the arrangement the text describes

A readable agreement is not government authorization and does not resolve principal control and supervision by the unaffiliated employer or an essentially labor-for-hire placement by itself.

Do not assume the original proposal covers materially different duties or placement conditions. Compare the revised assignment with the knowledge claim and employment arrangement before relying on the original file. A change in duties, client placement, or the employing arrangement can affect the basis of the proposed case. Identify where the employee will perform the work, the proposed receiving organization and any customer placement. Premium processing can compress USCIS review, but the technologist must not begin commissioning work before approval. If the worksite or supervision changes, have the real arrangement reviewed. If work occurs mainly at an unaffiliated customer, confirm that the petitioner retains control and that the arrangement is not labour-for-hire. A business deadline cannot expand an individual’s permission or turn an unrelated assignment into the approved work.