Unless self-petitioning, these immigrant visas have a twofold intent: to employ the beneficiary on a full-time and permanent basis on the part of the petitioner and to be employed in the position offered on the part of the beneficiary.

Even if ownership of a business has changed, a company can usually continue to sponsor an employee through a Successor-in-Interest Petition as long as ownership of a business or of a discrete part of a business is transferred from the employer stated on the labor certification application to the employer who desires to file the petition, such as through a merger, acquisition or reorganization.