Avoid Penalties For Mis-Identifying Dual Use Goods On The L Status Immigration Form

Countless Canadians enter the U.S. to work every year. For Canadian companies with U.S. operations, U.S. "L status" allows Canadians to work in the U.S. as executive, managerial or specialized knowledge employees.

When applying for L status, employers must fill out specified forms. And buried within the fine print of these forms is an important question that has to do with export licenses for technology.

Employers must certify that they have reviewed specific U.S. export control regulations and have determined whether they need a license to release certain technology to the employee being sent to the U.S. If an export license is required, employers must indicate that the company will not release controlled technology to their employee until it has received a license or authorization to do so.