The petitioner must submit a statement signed by the company's president, corporate attorney, corporate secretary. or other authorized official describing the ownership and control of the organizations included in the blanket petition, accompanied by supporting evidence, such as the company's latest annual report, Securities and Exchange Commission filings, or another appropriate document which lists the company's parent and subsidiaries. The petitioner must also submit a written statement and appropriate evidence to document that it meets all four of the following criteria to file a blanket petition:
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(1) All of the organizations listed in the blanket petition must be engaged in commercial trade or services. The petitioner's statement that the organizations provide goods and/or services for profit satisfies this requirement.
(2) The petitioner must identify in its written statement an office in the United States which has been doing business for a year or longer. The date that office was established should be indicated by the petitioner.
(3) Inclusion of three or more organizations in the blanket petition is adequate evidence that the petitioner has three or more domestic and foreign branches, subsidiaries, or affiliates.
(4) The final criteria may be met by the petitioner documenting any one of three factors:
• That it has transferred ten L-1 managers, executives, or specialized knowledge professionals to the United States in the previous 12 months. The petitioner should submit copies of Form I-797 to show this.
• That its U.S. subsidiaries and affiliates have a combined annual sales of at least $25 million. The petitioner's statement regarding the combined annual sales of its United States organizations may be accepted as evidence of the alternative criteria. A copy of the company's annual report may also provide this information.
• That the petition has a U.S. workforce of at least 1,000 employees. Likewise, the petitioner's statement regarding the size of its United States workforce may be accepted as evidence of the alternative criteria. A copy of the company's annual report may also provide this information.