Their scopes can overlap in records but answer different questions. Clarify what each review covers and which immigration facts remain to be established.
Define the review before paying for duplicated work
Existing corporate materials may support ownership and dates without assessing qualifying employment or managerial capacity. Ask for a clear scope identifying record collection, immigration analysis, translation and filing services. Verify current official charges independently. The purchase price and professional transaction fees do not prove L-1A eligibility or eliminate the need to explain the applicant’s role.
The first review should allocate each amount to its real purpose before calling it a filing or investment cost. Hypothetical example: a musical-instrument distributor separating deal costs from filing costs must decide which document or sequence actually resolves the issue before relying on a desired outcome. A complete record should show the fact, its source, and what remains prospective. L-1A requires a qualifying relationship, one continuous qualifying year abroad in the preceding three years, and genuinely managerial or executive duties. Review the evidence in that order, then decide whether to proceed, obtain a missing record, or change the plan. A generic letter, private payment, future chart, or travel reservation fails when it is used to prove a condition it does not establish.
The review outcome should identify the next document or action and state why an unsupported shortcut would fail. Keep the final presentation tied to the facts actually established, not to a hoped-for conclusion.
Record that decision in writing before relying on it.