Review the credential’s actual relevance and any change in the proposed work or required evidence.
Avoid automatic conclusions from one date
Do not invent a universal L-1B certification rule. Explain the employee’s current capabilities accurately and assess any material implications of the expiration for the real assignment.
A material change in duties, client placement or employer should be reassessed, since it may affect the basis for the original proposal. Identify where the employee will perform the work, the proposed receiving organization and any customer placement. Have the actual change and applicable process assessed before relying on the revised arrangement. Do not treat another approval date as permission to begin your own US assignment before the required authorization is established. Once a change is approved, the project has committed dates and staffing to it, and a review that recommends waiting is then arguing against decisions already made. If the proposed duties change after a system repair, reassess what knowledge the remaining U.S. role actually requires. Have material changes reviewed before relying on the original support narrative or proposed start date. The trigger for review is not the first longer trip but the moment the employer agreed to a different pattern — a new statement of work, an extended client engagement, a change of site.