On a yearly basis 270,000 immigrant visas are allocated among six preference classes and a non-preference class. Beneficiaries of L-1 visas may be eligible for classification under the third preference as professional or under the sixth preference as skilled workers in short supply. Individuals employed on L-1 visa status who seek to convert their temporary non-immigrant visas to permanent resident status are exempt from having to obtain a labor certification from the Department of Labor, as do other intending immigrants who seek permanent resident status through offers of employment.
Individuos empleados con status de visa L-1 que pretendan convertir sus visas temporales de no inmigrantes al status de residentes permanentes, están exentos de obtener una certificación de trabajo del Departamento de Trabajo, como le sucede a otros inmigrantes que intentan obtener el status de residentes permanentes por medio de ofertas de empleo.