Access alone does not show special or advanced knowledge. Explain what the applicant understands and can do with the information in the proposed role.
Distinguish possession from applied knowledge
A Leduc County applicant might have helped determine why a service method failed under unusual conditions. Describe that experience and the organizational knowledge it produced. Do not substitute the archive’s file count or confidentiality label for the relevant standard, and do not imply that a knowledge source being documented automatically disqualifies the case.
Maintaining and interpreting the company's own welding procedure specifications, records that define how that specific employer qualifies procedures, controls variables and documents compliance for its own clients, is knowledge tied to that one organization's internal system. Useful records may include the employee’s foreign assignments, internal training history, process materials, product versions handled, authored troubleshooting notes, and examples showing advanced familiarity with company procedures.
- USCIS — L classification documentation and evidence
- Department of State — 9 FAM 402.12
- 8 USC 1184 — specialized knowledge definition
- USCIS — employment authorization for certain spouses
- ICE — nonimmigrant classes that may study
- USCIS — fee schedule
- USCIS document translation standard — 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)
- L definitions, foreign employment and new-office evidence
- L1B specialized knowledge and offsite placement statute