For EB-1C, can a company have a holding abroad and a subsidiary in the United States?

Yes. In the EB-1C, a holding company abroad and a subsidiary in the United States can indeed form the corporate relationship that the category requires. What matters is not the corporate structure itself, but the qualifying link between the foreign entity and the American one.

The EB-1C is the green card route for multinational executives and managers, and it presupposes that the U.S. company is a parent, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate of the foreign company. A holding-and-subsidiary structure fits this framework, provided the connection is clear and documented.

• The ownership link between the holding company and the subsidiary must be substantiated.
• The U.S. subsidiary must be integrated into the group’s operations, not merely a shell.
• The candidate must have held an executive or managerial role at the foreign entity.

In practice, the weight falls on documentation: corporate agreements, organizational charts, and evidence of your leadership track record. Since each case is assessed individually by USCIS, it is worth confirming the current requirements at the official source (USCIS) or with a specialist.

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