They may show relevant responsibilities or decisions, but attendance alone does not establish the complete position.
Connect records to real duties
Use accurate role and authority evidence alongside the records. Do not attribute another executive’s decision to the applicant merely because both attended the meeting.
Documents that show delegated power rather than describe it: board resolutions, signing and spending authority limits, organizational charts for both entities, minutes recording decisions the individual made, and the employment agreement's description of reporting lines. The closing set: the executed purchase agreement, the share register or membership ledger showing the Canadian company as owner, the U.S. entity's formation and registration records, and evidence that both businesses are actively trading. Build the material around the description: a current organisational chart with names and positions, position descriptions for each report, payroll confirming those positions exist, approval limits, and examples of decisions the applicant made about people. The governing L-1 rules require a qualifying parent, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate; generally one continuous year of full-time employment abroad during the relevant preceding three-year period; and a U.S. managerial or executive role for L-1A. Equal thirds on both sides is a strong position, but the proof has to be documentary: incorporation records, share registers and shareholder agreements for both companies, plus a chart showing each individual's percentage twice.