Documentation from Petitioner (US Employer)

For existing company:

• 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

For New Office

• Comprehensive Business Plan
• 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
• Projected 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
• 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