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		y248zhao on July 5, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does w... I believe you are correct. The downside of L1 from what i read is that you have to maintain an office outside of United States. This is a bit difficult for startups with just the co-founders. Correct me if i am wrong.

proberts on July 6, 2017 [–]

That's correct. During the life of the L-1, the company needs to maintain an office and active operations outside the US.

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