EB1C Documentation List

Documentation from Petitioner (US Employer)

  • Articles of incorporation or association, and business license
  • Application for EIN (Form SS-4)
  • Stock certificates
  • Lease of business location
  • Bank statement or wire transfer evidencing initial investment
  • Audited accounting reports (e.g., balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flow reports)
  • Income tax filings for the three years prior to filing
  • Corporate income tax return (Form 1120), if any
  • Quarterly report (Form 941), if any
  • Description of company business
  • Commercial contracts, invoices, bills of lading, and letters of credit
  • Several sheets of company letterhead, including the company’s logo, name, and address
  • Organizational chart showing company structure, the company’s total number of employees, the position to be held by the transferee, and the company’s plans to expand (e.g., acquire new employees)
  • Pictures of the main office, interior and exterior, and the company’s other buildings, if such photos are not included in a company brochure or product introduction
  • Documents verifying the foreign affiliate

Beneficiary (Employee)’s Documentation

  • Resume
  • Diploma
  • Passport
  • Valid visa to the United States (within three years)
  • Employment verification letter from the foreign affiliate
  • Board resolution or other business documents verifying the company’s decision to transfer the employee
  • Any other documents demonstrating the transferee’s ability to conduct business in an executive or managerial position

Documentation from Foreign Entity

  • Articles of incorporation or association, and business license
  • Lease of business location
  • Recent Bank statement
  • Audited accounting reports (e.g., balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flow reports)
  • Recent Income tax filings
  • Description of company business
  • Commercial contracts, invoices, bills of lading, and letters of credit
  • Several sheets of company letterhead, including the company’s logo, name, and address
  • Organizational chart showing company structure, the company’s total number of employees, the position to be held by the transferee
  • Pictures of the main office, interior and exterior, and the company’s other buildings, if such photos are not included in a company brochure or product introduction