My foreign company gave me a managerial role 8 months ago, but I worked 1 year there before as an analyst. Does that count?

Your question goes to the heart of the EB-1C, the EB-1 path for managers and executives transferred from an overseas company. For this category, what matters is demonstrating a qualifying period of service in a managerial or executive capacity abroad, within a recent window before the petition is filed.

Two aspects of your situation weigh into that analysis:

• The time already served in a managerial role may fall short of the qualifying period required, if considered on its own.
• Prior experience as an analyst generally does not count as managerial, because it involves technical or support activities rather than the supervision of teams, strategic decision-making, and accountability for results that define management.

Even so, every case has its specifics: the actual nature of the duties, the position within the organizational hierarchy, and the way responsibilities were assigned can all shift the assessment. It is worth reviewing the real content of your role, not just the title, to understand how your background fits.

Because requirements are evaluated case by case and change over time, confirm the current EB-1C criteria with USCIS or an immigration specialist before filing.

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