I held a ‘marketing manager’ role abroad, but the company is local with no U.S. affiliate. Does it qualify for the EB-1C?

In this scenario, the EB-1C is unlikely to apply. The category is designed for executives and managers transferred within the same multinational corporate group, which means it presupposes a corporate link between the foreign employer and a branch, subsidiary, or affiliate in the United States.

If your marketing manager role was held at a purely local company with no ownership or corporate ties to a U.S. entity, the central element of the EB-1C is missing: an integrated international structure. Without that link between both ends, the classification is compromised, regardless of how significant your role may have been.

• What matters is not just the job title, but the existence of a corporate group with connected operations in more than one country.
• The executive or managerial nature of the duties is also assessed, but it depends first on that corporate relationship.
• Without the multinational structure, it may be worth exploring other categories that better fit your profile.

Since each case is evaluated individually, it is advisable to review the current criteria on the official source (USCIS) and go over your background with a specialist to find the most appropriate path.

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