Can I work remotely in the US on an EB-1C?

The EB-1C is the green card category for executives and managers transferred from a company abroad to a branch, subsidiary, or affiliate in the United States. The purpose of the category is to bring those who already hold leadership roles within an international structure to run the American operation from the inside. For this reason, the visa is built around in-person engagement, and fully remote work performed from outside the country does not fit that framework.

This does not mean that every meeting or task must take place at a desk in the US. The point is that the managerial or executive role must genuinely be anchored in the American company, with the professional present and leading the local operation. Hybrid models exist in practice, but what sustains the petition is the concrete leadership of the US entity, not a remote connection.

• The category presupposes a transfer to lead the operation in the US.
• The core of the visa is the presence and direct management of the American company.
• Conventional fully remote work performed from abroad falls outside its purpose.

Because every corporate structure and every role has its own specifics, it is worth verifying the current requirements with USCIS and discussing your particular arrangement with a specialist before filing.

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