My application under the company’s blanket L approval was denied at the consulate. Can the employer still file an individual L-1 petition with USCIS?
Answer Generally, yes. A blanket L refusal does not necessarily prevent the employer from filing an individual Form I-129 petition with USCIS. The individual petition should address the concerns raised during the blanket application and include detailed evidence establishing each
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Visa Policy: the decision behind this headline
Our reading of Murthy Law Firm’s headline: focus on the specific opportunity, process or cost it could affect before changing a career plan.
This reading note uses Murthy Law Firm’s headline and preview to frame the Visa Policy questions raised by this story. It does not add independently verified facts or establish the current status of a policy. [1]
Identify which part of your plan is affected
For a reader following Visa Policy, the useful question is which application, employer commitment or timing assumption needs another look. Keep the source report beside the records for your own situation; the headline cannot establish your eligibility, deadline or next filing.
Check the dated source before acting
Read the linked original reporting for its scope and publication date. For an individual work-authorization or filing decision, confirm the applicable official instructions and obtain advice tied to your circumstances. This note offers a way to read the story, rather than a new factual account of it.