I worked a full year but split between two companies in the same group. Does that count for EB-1C?

It can be valid, depending on how the companies are structured. The EB-1C category is for executives and managers of multinational companies who are transferred to a branch, subsidiary, or affiliate in the United States, and one of the central requirements is having served in an executive or managerial role abroad within an organization connected to the U.S. entity.

Having worked at two different companies does not disqualify the petition on its own, as long as both belong to the same corporate group with a relationship of control or ownership. If both roles were executive or managerial in nature and there was continuity within that structure, there is room to consolidate the period as the required qualifying experience.

What makes the difference here is documentation: organizational charts, corporate agreements, job descriptions, and declarations that demonstrate both the connection between the companies and the executive nature of your role. That is what supports the reading of a continuous trajectory within a single group.

Since the analysis is highly case-specific, it is worth gathering that evidence, reviewing the updated requirements on the USCIS website, and assessing the situation with a specialist who can advise whether the group structure supports classification under the EB-1C.

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