Most U.S. Consulates Suspend Routine Visa Service
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) has suspended routine nonimmigrant and immigrant visa service at U.S. consulates in most countries around the globe. The DOS is unable to...
View ArticleMurthy Attorneys Offer Special Teleconference on U.S. Immigration Impacts of...
Attorneys at the Murthy Law Firm will hold a special teleconference on March 25, 2020 at 2:00pm (Eastern Time, U.S.). They will discuss the impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on U.S....
View ArticleNewsFlash! U.S./Mexican Border Closed for Nonessential Travel
The border between the United States and Mexico has been temporarily closed for nonessential traffic. This follows the closing of the U.S./Canada border earlier this week. Copyright © 2020, MURTHY...
View ArticleNewsFlash! USCIS Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing for All I-129s and...
Effective immediately, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is temporarily suspending the availability of premium processing service for all form I-129 and form I-140 petitions. The...
View ArticleNewsFlash! USCIS Temporarily Accepting Forms with Photocopied Signatures
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that, effective March 21, 2020, it will begin accepting all benefit forms and documents with reproduced signatures. Per the...
View ArticleSelective Service and Eligibility for U.S. Citizenship
Under U.S. law, most men are required to register for military Selective Service, more commonly referred to as the “draft.” This requirement often comes as a surprise to foreign nationals when they...
View ArticleMurthyAudio: Coronavirus – Impacts on U.S. Immigration
Murthy Law Firm attorneys discuss the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on current U.S. immigration. Aired on March 25, 2020, this was a teleconference that was opened to everyone – no only...
View ArticleIT Consulting Firms Victorious in H1B Lawsuit Against USCIS
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently ruled in IT Serve Alliance v. L. Francis Cissna that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) overstepped its authority in...
View ArticleApril 2020 Visa Bulletin Check-In
Most months, Charles Oppenheim, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, provides visa bulletin explanations and predictions. Following the release of the...
View ArticleNewsFlash! USCIS Providing Flexibility in Responding to RFEs, NOIDs
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it will extend the deadlines for responding to requests for evidence (RFEs) and...
View ArticleNewsFlash! H1B Registration Cap Hit, USCIS to Post Results by March 31st
This afternoon, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that enough initial registrations were submitted to the fiscal year 2021 (FY21) H1B cap. By March 31, 2020, the online...
View ArticleSEVP Provides Flexibility to Schools in Light of COVID-19 Epidemic
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which is part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), recently issued a broadcast message to advise SEVP-certified schools that they may...
View ArticleNewsFlash! Expanded Flexibility for Responding to USCIS Requests
On March 30, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the list of eligible case types for the 60-day extension of the deadline for response has been expanded. Based on...
View ArticleUSCIS to Reuse Previously Submitted Biometrics for Form I-765
The U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on March 30, 2020, that previously submitted biometrics will be reused to process applications for employment authorization (Form...
View ArticleMurthy Law Firm Monitoring COVID-19 Situation
Note that this page has been updated from the original post. At this time of uncertainty, health and safe practices to avoid spreading or contracting COVID-19 are paramount for our families and the...
View ArticleDOL Issuing LCs via eMail During COVID-19 Crisis
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that, from March 25, 2020, through June 30, 2020, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) generally will be sending certified labor...
View ArticleNewsFlash! USCIS In-Person Services Suspended Until at Least 03.May.2020
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs) will remain suspended until at...
View ArticleNVC Unable to Respond to General Inquiries During COVID-19 Outbreak
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) National Visa Center (NVC) has temporarily reduced its staff. This has hampered the ability of the NVC to respond to queries submitted...
View ArticleDHS Temporarily Halts Issuance of Additional H2B Visa Numbers
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced via “Twitter” that it has placed on hold a rule, initially released at the beginning of March 2020, that would have increased this year’s cap on...
View ArticleLabor Certifications after Employee Layoffs
The purpose of the labor certification process is to protect U.S. workers. It is a certification from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that there are not able, willing, and qualified U.S. workers...
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