Consequences of 'O' visa denial

[chicagojlo]

I know it's not going to help you right now but you should really consider asking your current employer to apply for a green card for you. You could easily have an EB1C in hand within 6 months, eliminating this issue in the future.

[T-310]

Originally Posted by chicagojlo

You have to have worked for the company sponsoring the L1 visa in their overseas office for a certain time period prior to the application.

OP I would speak with a reputable immigration attorney independently if I was you. I'm pretty sure I recall a question on one of the forms I've filled out over the years regarding having ever been denied a visa.

I believe he is reaching the maximum stay time on the L visa and is trying to find a way to stay under a different visa. An L-1 has a max stay in the US for 5 years (3 years on initial entry and a final 2 years on reapplying) and under extraordinary circumstances 6 years. And time after that it is consdidered the applicant is an intended immigrant.

Well a friend of ours from the UK got an O visa and now has green card.

He is a research engineer and works for a NASCAR company on engine development etc.
In the UK he worked for a rally car racing company

Really beneficial to the US as a nation don't you think?

Actually it is. Most safety and engine developments in NASCAR trickle down to the general public and their personal vehicles.

[chicagojlo]

I actually thought it was that the OP was trying to find a way to take a job with a new firm without having to wait for a H1B since he is currently here on a L1 but that will expire when he leaves the sponsoring employer. This is a common problem for L visa holders since the visa only allows them to be here while working in the job the visa was granted for. You can't just change jobs as you please, which is why it's not such a good idea to go job hunting while on it. I don't think the expiration date was really the OP's issue.