For EB-1C, if I was an ‘assistant manager’ abroad and will be a ‘manager’ in the U.S., does it work?

In the EB-1C category, what matters is not the title on your badge but what you actually did. Having been an assistant manager abroad can satisfy the requirements, as long as the role involved real leadership, management of people or resources, and influence over decisions, rather than merely support tasks.

This visa is designed for the transfer of executives and managers from a company abroad to a subsidiary, affiliate, or branch in the United States. Eligibility rests on the experience you already had outside the country, not on the position you will hold here. Simply becoming a manager in the U.S. does not create that qualification on its own.

The following factors typically carry weight in the analysis:

• The degree of autonomy and decision-making authority you held in the previous role.
• Who or what was under your responsibility (teams, departments, resources).
• Clear documentation: company letters, organizational charts, and job descriptions.

Because every case is unique, it is worth reviewing the current requirements and going over your background with a specialist before filing, without relying on any promise of guaranteed approval.

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