Self employment and L1 visa

Assuming that you are successful in setting up the paperwork on your own business in Delaware, you should be aware that there must be the requisite affiliation between your business and the overseas business in which you must have worked for at least one of the past three years as a manager, executive, or person of specialized knowledge. I note that U.S.C.I.S. generally discourages L-1 petitions from very small businesses, and so you will hopefully have a good business plan to expand your operation within a short period of time and your overseas company is of some size. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.