C IS ▁approved ▁the ▁pet ition ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁fra ud ▁committed ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁or ▁the ▁vis a ▁applic ant , ▁or ▁that ▁the ▁applic ant ▁is ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁that ▁class ▁of ▁vis a ▁under ▁section ▁ 2 1 2 ( a ) ▁of ▁the ▁Im m igration ▁and ▁Natural ization ▁Act . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁cons ular ▁officer ▁may ▁request ▁that ▁the ▁underlying ▁pet ition ▁be ▁re cons ider ed ▁by ▁US C IS . ▁ ▁For ▁an ▁L - 1 ▁vis a ▁applic ant , ▁" du al ▁Intent " ▁is ▁allowed : ▁unlike ▁some ▁classes ▁of ▁non - imm igr ant ▁vis as ▁( e . g ., ▁J - 1 ▁vis as ), ▁L - 1 ▁applic ants ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁denied ▁a ▁vis a ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁an ▁int ending ▁imm igr ant ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁or ▁that ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁residence ▁abroad ▁which ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁intend ▁to ▁abandon . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁person ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁citiz en ▁applying ▁for ▁ad mission ▁as ▁an ▁L - 1 ▁under ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Ag re ement , ▁the ▁pet ition ▁may ▁be ▁file d ▁at ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁entry ▁when ▁the ▁person ▁applies ▁for ▁ad mission . ▁ ▁Cost s ▁ ▁The ▁Cons olid ated ▁App ropri ations ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁( Public ▁Law ▁ 1 1 4 - 1 1 3 ), ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁by ▁President ▁Ob ama