For the EB-1C, does part-time managerial experience abroad count?

It depends on how that experience is documented. The EB-1C requires consistent managerial or executive work abroad prior to the transfer, and that role is generally expected to have been full-time in nature.

If your managerial experience was part-time, it is not automatically disqualifying, but it is not automatically accepted either. The key issue becomes demonstrating that the duties, workload, and level of responsibility were, in practice, equivalent to those of a full-time position. Without that equivalence, a part-time arrangement tends to fall short of what the category requires.

• The expectation is full-time managerial work abroad in nature.
• Part-time experience may count if you can document responsibility equivalent to a full-time role.
• What matters is the actual content of the position, not just the hours listed on paper.

Because this assessment is highly fact-specific, it is worth gathering documentation of your role and verifying current requirements with USCIS or a qualified specialist before filing.

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