NewsFlash! Court Partially Blocks Enforcement of Executive Order Banning...
Today, a federal district court in California issued a preliminary injunction, blocking the enforcement of President Trump’s June 22, 2020 executive order that bans entry of certain nonimmigrants in H,...
View ArticleHome-Based Businesses: Inadvertent Unauthorized Employment
From time to time, articles are written to guide MurthyDotCom readers in avoiding inadvertently running afoul of immigration laws. One common problem involves individuals present in the United States...
View ArticleNewsFlash! Trump Administration Issuing Rules Today that will Significantly...
Update: The unpublished version of the DOL rule can be found here, and the unpublished version of the DHS rule is available here. It has been reported that on October 6, 2020, the Department of...
View ArticleOverview of DOL Regulation Hiking Prevailing Wages
Today, Thursday, October 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published an interim final rule, entitled “Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain...
View ArticleCurrent Administration & Immigration
Redirecting to the Current Administration & Immigration page. (If it does not redirect, please click this link.) https://www.murthy.com/current-administration-immigration/ The post Current...
View ArticleFY22 Diversity Lottery Registration Runs Through 10.Nov.2020
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued instructions for entry into the fiscal year (FY) 2022 diversity visa (DV) lottery, more commonly known as the “green card” lottery. The FY22 diversity...
View ArticleMurthyAudio: Filing Rush I-485s / Employer’s Perspective
The October 2020 Visa Bulletin, future predictions for the Visa Bulletin, and documentation required to file an I-485 application are the topics of discussion for this podcast, recorded 07.Oct.2020....
View ArticleInterfiling New Immigrant Petition into Pending I-485 Case (1 of 2)
Some of the options for making changes to the basis of a permanent resident (“green card”) case after reaching the adjustment-of-status (I-485) stage are addressed here for the benefit of MurthyDotCom...
View ArticleNewsFlash! Premium Processing Fees Increasing, Effective 19.Oct.2020
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that, effective October 19, 2020, the filing fee for premium processing is increasing to $2,500. The only exception to this is for...
View ArticleInterfiling New Immigrant Petition into Pending I-485 Case (2 of 2)
In Part 1 of this two-part NewsBrief, MurthyDotCom readers were provided with an explanation of the procedure known as interfiling, also known as transfer of basis. Continuing from where Part 1 left...
View ArticleICE Arrests F-1 OPT Students and Threatens to Revoke / Deny Many More OPTs
On October 21, 2020, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that the agency had arrested 15 students in F-1 status with approved optional practical training (OPT), who allegedly...
View ArticleStill Waiting for November 2020 Visa Bulletin
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) reports that the November 2020 Visa Bulletin is still awaiting clearance at the U.S. Department of State (DOS). Per AILA, the delay is the result of...
View ArticleNewsFlash! DHS Proposes Rule to Replace H1B Lottery With Wage-Based Selection...
This evening, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposed rule that, if finalized, would end the random selection process used in the current H1B lottery system, and replace it...
View ArticleNovember 2020 Visa Bulletin: No Movement in Dates for Filing Chart
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has finally released the November 2020 Visa Bulletin. There is some movement in the final action (FA) chart, but the dates for filing (DF) chart remains nearly...
View ArticleUsing the EAD as an Option for Employment
Foreign nationals who have filed adjustment of status applications (I-485s) can generally apply for employment authorization documents (EADs). However, many of these foreign nationals are already...
View ArticleNewsFlash! Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of Public Charge Rule
Today, a federal district court held that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) exceeded its authority in issuing the August 2019 public charge rule. The judge ordered the DHS to immediately...
View ArticleNewsFlash! Appellate Court Again Allows Enforcement of Public Charge Rule
Today, a federal circuit court ruled in favor of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), staying the lower court’s ruling from Monday, November 2nd that had blocked enforcement of the August...
View ArticleNewsFlash! Joe Biden Elected 46th President of the United States
This morning, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. secured enough electoral votes to win the 2020 presidential election. While President Trump is disputing the results, his claims of election fraud appear to be...
View ArticleReminder: Qualifying Liberians Have Until Dec. 20th to Apply for Green Cards
In 2019, a defense appropriation bill was signed into law that contained a provision offering a path for certain qualifying Liberians to become lawful permanent residents. The deadline for Liberians to...
View ArticleJudge Rejects Trump Administration’s Latest Attempt to Limit DACA
A U.S. district judge in New York has ruled that a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) July 2020 memorandum that curtails immigration benefits under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...
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