L visas are a valuable tool for multinational companies looking to deploy specialist, manager, and executive talent to U.S.-based operations. It offers many benefits for the employer seeking to achieve commercial advantage and employees who can gain the right to work in the U.S. and become eligible for a green card. However, the L-1 visa refusal rate notably increased under the previous U.S. administration. This impacted business and workforce planning strategies as the prospects of attaining the L-1 visa became less certain. Stringent eligibility criteria apply, and applications must prove to the adjudicator why a U.S.-resident worker cannot perform the U.S.-based role. The main problem is that the L-1A visa is not intended for start-ups. This visa was created in 1970 to facilitate multinational companies' greater investment in the United States. So, the L-1A was created for BIG companies.