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L-1
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English
Noun
en US A visa granted to overseas employees of United States companies.
en Ushma S. Neill The hidden health cost of Trump’s visa freeze w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/opinions/work-visa-freeze-health-cost-trump-neill/index.html 2020-06-23 In May, a proclamation was issued specifically targeting Chinese nationals and denying them F and J visas used to attend graduate and postgraduate programs in the US. Trump’s new action suspends the issuance of new visas H-1B visas for professional workers; H-2Bs for non-agricultural seasonal workers, J-1s for cultural exchanges and L-1s for intracompany transfers. https://web.archive.org/web/20240802070814/https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/opinions/work-visa-freeze-health-cost-trump-neill/index.html 2 August 2024
en Susan Cohen and Jennifer Hunt By blocking visas for foreign workers, Trump is further hurting the US economy w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/perspectives/work-visa-restrictions-us-economy/index.html 2020-06-26 The order prohibits foreign workers from using H-1B, H-2B, J-1 and L-1 visas to enter the United States until at least the end of the year. Companies use L-1 visas to transfer employees from an overseas office, while the H-1B visa is granted to foreign workers in specialty occupations. https://web.archive.org/web/20250503073501/https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/perspectives/work-visa-restrictions-us-economy/index.html 3 May 2025
Further reading
L-1 visa
en Human migration