Use relevant ownership, control and entity records together with the effective agreements.
Distinguish marketing and corporate evidence
A brand licence or marketing brochure may explain cooperation without establishing the required relationship. Describe what the documents actually prove and resolve inconsistent organizational accounts.
Start with incorporation records, share registers, purchase agreements, voting provisions, organizational charts and board materials that trace ownership or control between the petitioning US company and the foreign employer. Reconcile those items with tax filings, bank authority and evidence that the qualifying organization is doing business as an employer in the United States and at least one other country, or, for a new office, evidence that the foreign organization is doing business and the U.S. office is ready and financially able to commence business; explain any nominee, holding-company or amended arrangement. Then document the transferee’s continuous qualifying year abroad within the relevant three-year window through payroll, tax and travel records. Duty descriptions should show primarily managerial or executive work on both sides where applicable. A logo deck proves marketing, not a parent, branch, subsidiary or affiliate. For a new office, also gather premises and first-year staffing evidence; initial approval is one year.
Hypothetical example: a Canton of Hatley greenhouse-glazing fabricator proposes moving its general manager to a newly formed US affiliate. The filing team discovers that an old slide deck shows the founder owning both firms, while signed subscription records place the US shares in the Canadian company. They should use the executed records and explain the earlier draft instead of silently mixing them. Her payroll history, travel calendar, Canadian reporting structure, US lease and hiring plan complete distinct parts of the proof. The seven-year L-1A ceiling should also appear in the assignment calendar.