▁so ▁the ▁individual ▁vis a ▁applic ant ▁need ▁only ▁file ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁approved ▁blank et ▁pet ition , ▁along ▁with ▁documents ▁supporting ▁their ▁personal ▁qual ifications , ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁cons ulate ▁or ▁emb ass y ▁having ▁juris diction ▁over ▁their ▁place ▁of ▁residence ▁prov ing ▁the ▁applic ant ' s ▁qual ifications ▁ ▁Application ▁process ▁ ▁Application ▁to ▁an ▁L - 1 ▁vis a ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁fil ing ▁of ▁a ▁pet ition ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Cit iz ens hip ▁& ▁Im m igration ▁Services ▁( US C IS ) ▁on ▁Form ▁I - 1 2 9 ▁along ▁with ▁supporting ▁documentation ▁showing ▁that ▁both ▁the ▁U . S . ▁company ▁and ▁the ▁foreign ▁parent , ▁subs idi ary , ▁affili ate ▁or ▁branch ▁meet ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁factors ▁set ▁forth ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁reg ulations . ▁ ▁Notice ▁of ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Form ▁I - 1 2 9 ▁is ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁US C IS ▁on ▁a ▁Notice ▁of ▁Action , ▁Form ▁I - 7 9 7 , ▁and ▁using ▁this ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁application , ▁the ▁al ien ▁may ▁apply ▁for ▁vis a ▁issu ance ▁at ▁a ▁cons ulate ▁or ▁emb ass y ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁having ▁juris diction ▁over ▁their ▁residence . ▁ ▁App lic ants ▁who ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁fil ing ▁of ▁the ▁I - 1 2 9 ▁can ▁request ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁status ▁from ▁their