PERM: Good Faith Recruitment
The PERM labor certification is the first in a three-step process in the majority of employment-based green card cases. A key component of the PERM process is the labor market test, where the employer...
View ArticleDecember 2024 Visa Bulletin
Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the December 2024 Visa Bulletin. There is very little movement in the oversubscribed categories from the previous month. All cutoff dates listed refer...
View ArticleNew Administration: President-Elect Trump Taps Several Immigration Hardliners...
Over the past several days, President-elect Donald Trump has selected several people to serve in his administration, which will start on January 20, 2025. All, unsurprisingly, have expressed views that...
View ArticleOverview of Foreign Degree Credential Evaluations
A person’s education background can play a pivotal role in certain employment-based immigration processes, such as when filing a PERM labor certification case or an H1B nonimmigrant petition. If the...
View ArticleTrump Administration Frequently Asked Questions
President-elect Donald Trump will begin his second term in office as President of the United States, effective January 20, 2025. Since the election, the Murthy Law Firm has received numerous questions...
View ArticlePreparing for a Possible Travel Ban Under the Trump Administration
President-elect Donald Trump soon will be sworn in as the forty-seventh President of the United States, and many foreign nationals are nervously waiting to see how and when he will implement many of...
View ArticleSpecial Renewal Requirements for Green Cards Issued to Minors
A lawful permanent resident (LPR), commonly referred to as a “green card” holder, is generally expected to renew the green card prior to the expiration date of the card, which is typically ten years...
View ArticleUSCIS Updates Guidance on Custody Requirement for Children Acquiring...
On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had updated guidance on determining the legal and physical custody requirements of a child of one...
View ArticleNewsFlash! USCIS Now Requires I-693 Medicals to be Filed With I-485 Applications
Today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, if a report of immigration medical examination and vaccination record (form I-693) is required for an adjustment of status...
View ArticleExtending H1B Beyond 6 Years in One-Year Increments
Generally, a foreign national is limited to a maximum duration of stay of six years in H1B status, but the law provides several exemptions to this limit. Most common exemptions include extensions in...
View ArticleBirthright Citizenship is Still Protected by the U.S. Constitution
President-elect Donald Trump again has vowed to revoke birthright citizenship through an executive order. The proposed executive order would specifically target birthright citizenship for children born...
View ArticleJanuary 2025 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the January 2025 Visa Bulletin. In January, there is modest movement in some of the oversubscribed categories from the previous month. The DOS also...
View ArticleImpact of Equal Pay Transparency Laws on the PERM Labor Certification Process
The PERM labor certification is the first in a three-step process in the majority of employment-based green card cases. A key component of the PERM process is the labor market test, where an employer...
View ArticleNewsFlash! USCIS Issuing Final Rule that Alters H1B, Other Nonimmigrant...
On 18.Dec.2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will publish a final rule in the Federal Register that will implement a number of significant changes, primarily to the H1B program. These...
View ArticleIncrease of Automatic Extension Period for Certain EAD Renewals Made “Permanent”
On Tuesday, 10.Dec.2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule to permanently implement the rule that automatically extends the validity of certain employment...
View ArticleUSCIS Releases New Edition of Form I-485
On 10.Dec.2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced new instructions and a new edition of the application to register permanent residence or adjust status (form I-485),...
View ArticleUSCIS Updates Guidance on Evidence for International Entrepreneur Parole
On 12.Dec.2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual expanding the types of evidence that can be used to satisfy certain...
View ArticleDoes Using Premium Processing Increase My Chances of an RFE?
At the Murthy Law Firm, we are regularly asked whether using premium processing increases the risk that a case may be issued a request for evidence (RFE). We have not necessarily seen a significant...
View ArticleImportance of Checking Compliance Documents Now
There are certain documents that a U.S. employer is required to complete and maintain for some or all of its workforce. These requirements are especially important for employers of foreign national...
View ArticleWorking in TN Status with No U.S. “Employer”
The TN nonimmigrant classification provides Canadian and Mexican citizens with the opportunity to work in the United States in specified professional roles. As discussed in the MurthyDotCom...
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