Filing Cap-Subject H1B Petition Via Successor-in-Interest Employer
If an H1B registration is selected in the lottery, ordinarily, only the employer that submitted the registration is eligible to file an H1B petition for the registrant. However, what if, as a result of...
View ArticleJune 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. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
View ArticleExtended Travel by a Permanent Resident (1 of 2)
The Murthy Law Firm often receives questions from permanent residents (“green card” holders) regarding their options for traveling abroad for extended periods. There are certain common...
View ArticleMurthyAudio: Other Nonimmigrant Options (When H1B/L-1 Do Not Work)
Many employers are familiar with the H1B and L-1 nonimmigrant visa programs, but there are other visa categories that, in the right circumstances, may offer U.S. employers additional options for...
View ArticleJ-1 Waiver Requirements Further Relaxed During Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced changes to the J-1 waiver program for clinical care in response to the public health emergency created by COVID-19. These changes...
View ArticleJuly 2020 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the July 2020 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action (FA) chart, unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary...
View ArticleDHS Extends Employers’ Ability to Review I-9 Documents Remotely
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an extension of its temporary policy that allows employers’ ability to review employee documents remotely for form I-9 purposes. This policy...
View ArticleExtended Travel by a Permanent Resident (2 of 2)
This is the second in our two-part NewsBrief on extended travel by U.S. permanent residents (“green card” holders). Here we provide additional information regarding when such travel is acceptable and...
View ArticleNewsFlash! Supreme Court Rules Against Trump’s Attempt to End DACA
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Trump Administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was “arbitrary and capricious,” and therefore invalid under...
View ArticleNewsFlash! USCIS Officially Rescinds 2010 and 2018 H1B Memos
Per the settlement agreement between the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and IT Serve Alliance, the USCIS has now officially rescinded the 2018 Contract and Itinerary Memorandum and...
View ArticleTrump Says New Work Visa Restrictions are Imminent
On Saturday, President Trump told Fox News that he is “going to be announcing something tomorrow or the next day on visas.” No details have been provided, but National Public Radio (NPR) reported...
View ArticleNewsFlash! Trump Signing Executive Order Restricting Work Visas, Including...
UPDATE: 22 Jun 2020 at 6:27 p.m. The text of President Trump’s executive order has now been released. Per the order, the following new restrictions are being implemented: The executive order applies to...
View ArticleEB5 India is Current: What This Means for Current and Potential Investors
The employment-based, fifth preference (EB5) category returns to being current in the July 2020 Visa Bulletin. This is the first time in a year that EB5 India has not required a final action cutoff...
View ArticleMurthy Discusses Presidential Proclamation Impacting H1B, L-1, and Certain...
Late on the evening of June 22, 2020, the Trump Administration issued a Presidential Proclamation that impacts individuals applying for certain nonimmigrant visas (NIVs). Specifically, the travel ban...
View ArticleJuly 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 ArticleMurthyAudio: Murthy Discusses Presidential Proclamation Impacting H1B, L-1,...
Late on the evening of June 22, 2020, the Trump Administration issued a Presidential Proclamation that impacts individuals applying for certain nonimmigrant visas (NIVs). Specifically, the travel ban...
View ArticleNewsFlash! Trump Amends Proclamation to Increase Number of Nonimmigrants...
Last night, President Trump amended his June 22, 2020 executive order in a small, but significant manner that clarifies and potentially increases the classes of nonimmigrants who are subject to the...
View ArticleOnline I-94 Information Useful, but Only for Entry / Exit Information
In May 2014, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made it possible for travelers to access their respective I-94 arrival / departure records. This database provides a person’s most recent I-94...
View ArticleNewsFlash! USCIS Again Extends Flexibility for Responding to USCIS Requests
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is again extending the response time flexibility, initially announced on March 30, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This flexibility applies to...
View ArticleImmigration Planning Often Must Come First
The Murthy Law Firm receives many inquiries from individuals who have planned a major event, like marriage, travel, or school, who lastly think to seek advice on how to address these matters related to...
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