GeorgeR wrote:I am a Canadian in Canada that has recently been offered a transfer to the US and I'm eligible for a L1-A visa that I am just starting the paperwork on. I have been told that once I get the L1-A that the process to greencard for my family shouldn't take more than 8 - 14 months. Is this accurate?
Depends on which category you fall into when your employer files the I-140 for you. Most people in your position fall into EB-3 Skilled Worker which currently takes about 3.5 years to get a visa number and then about a year to adjust status to LPR. If you're lucky you may fall into EB-2, which is much faster as visa numbers are usually immediately available and that would be 8-14 months from start to finish.
Have a look
www.uscis.gov at the requirements for EB-2 and EB-3 Skilled Worker and see which one you fit into.
One of my relatives did AOS from L-1B by getting EB-2 and he doesn't have a degree, although he does have some relatively unusual skills which is how he managed to get EB-2.
Either way I wouldn't get too worried, L-1A can be renewed up to seven years, the only real advantage of EB-2 would be that you can change jobs sooner and don't have to worry about getting booted out of the country quite as much.
Steve.