Foreign Worker Transfers to U.S. Get Tougher for Companies

Multinational corporations will see tighter rules dictating when they can transfer their foreign workers to the U.S., under a new government policy.

The policy applies to L-1 guestworker visas, which allow multinational companies to transfer executives or managers and workers with “specialized knowledge” to the U.S. With tighter limits on how prior work abroad qualifies an employee for the visa, companies are likely to see a rise in visa denials and have a more difficult time bringing in foreign talent.

The move is part of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ implementation of President Donald Trump’s April 2017 Buy American and ...