EB-1C and my foreign headquarters paid my salary for 1 year. Then I transferred. Is everything in order?

The EB-1C is the pathway for managers and executives transferred from a foreign company to a related entity in the United States. Receiving a salary from the overseas parent is a relevant element, but on its own it is not what qualifies you: the decisive point is whether you actually performed managerial or executive functions at a senior level, and whether you can document that.

In other words, the employment relationship alone does not close the case. The authorities look at the nature of the role you held, your actual responsibilities, your position in the organizational hierarchy, and the effective link between the foreign company and the U.S. entity. It also matters that this managerial experience abroad occurred in a recent period prior to the transfer.

For this reason, beyond confirming salary payments, it is worth organizing the evidence that shows what you actually did: employment letters, job descriptions, organizational charts, and documents that establish the relationship between the two entities.

• Receiving a salary abroad helps, but it does not substitute for documented managerial performance.
• What counts is the executive or managerial nature of the role, not just the employment relationship.
• The connection between the foreign parent and the U.S. entity must be well documented.

Because the criteria for tenure and role type are evaluated case by case and may change over time, it is worth confirming the current requirements with USCIS and reviewing your documentation with a specialist before concluding that everything is in order.

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