I worked for a few months as a manager at a large foreign company. Is that enough for the EB-1C?

The EB-1C is designed for executives and managers transferred within the same multinational corporate group. To qualify, the applicant must have held a managerial or executive role abroad for a qualifying period of experience, at a company related to the one that will operate in the United States.

Two points help clarify your question. The first is that company size is not the deciding factor: having a large workforce neither replaces nor compensates for the required length of service. The second is that what matters is meeting that minimum threshold of qualifying managerial experience, counted according to the official rules.

Because the required period and how it is counted are defined by the visa regulations and may change, it is not possible to confirm here whether your experience is already sufficient. The safe path is to verify the current requirement with USCIS and review your work history with a specialist, who can assess whether there are ways to strengthen your eligibility.

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