US EB-1C (multinational managers green card): sourced answers
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Citizenship, visa or residence programme
Who, besides the applicant, must file or support the application
Form I-140 filed by the employer
«9 FAM 502.4 EMPLOYMENT-BASED IV CLASSIFICATIONS UNCLASSIFIED (U) 9 FAM 502.4 EMPLOYMENT-BASED IV CLASSIFICATIONS (CT:VISA-1858; 10-31-2023) (Office of Origin: CA/VO) 9 FAM 502.4-1 Employment-based iv classifications Overview (CT:VISA-1829; 09-12-2023) a. Every fiscal year, at least 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas are made available to qualified applicants under the provisions of U.S. immigration law. Employment-based IVs are divided into five preference categories. Certain spouses and children may accompany or follow-to-join employment-based immigrants. See 9 FAM 502.5 for Fourth Preference IV Classification. b. 22 CFR 42.11 identifies the following classification symbols for employment-based IVs in accordance with the INA: Employment 1st Preference (Priority Workers) E11 Person with Extraordinary Ability INA 203(b)(1)(A). E12 Outstanding Professor or Researcher INA 203(b)(1)(B). E13 Multinational Executive or Manager INA 203(b)(1)(C). E14 Spouse of E11, E12, or E13 INA 203(d), INA 203(b)(1)(A), INA 203(b)(1)(B), & INA 203(b)(1)(C). E15 Child of E11, E12, or E13 INA 203(d), INA 203(b)(1)(A), INA 203(b)(1)(B), & INA 203(b)(1)(C). …»
Source: fam.state.gov · source copy as of 2026-10-02
«(j) Certain multinational executives and managers. (1) A United States employer may file a petition on Form I-140 for classification of an alien under section 203(b)(1)(C) of the Act as a multi- national executive or manager. (2) Definitions. As used in this sec- tion: Affiliate means: (A) One of two subsidiaries both of which are owned and controlled by the same parent or individual; (B) One of two legal entities owned and controlled by the same group of in- dividuals, each individual owning and controlling approximately the same share or proportion of each entity; or (C) In the case of a partnership that is organized in the United States to provide accounting services, along with managerial and/or consulting services, and markets its accounting services under an internationally recognized name under an agreement with a worldwide coordinating organization that is owned and controlled by the member accounting firms, a partner- ship (or similar organization) that is organized outside the United States to provide accounting' services shall be considered to be an affiliate of the United States partnership if it markets its accounting services under the same internationally recognized …»
Source: govinfo.gov · source copy as of 2026-10-02
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