Trump Rumored to Be Planning Travel Ban for People from Pakistan and Afghanistan
The Trump administration is planning to impose a travel ban for foreign nationals from Pakistan and Afghanistan, according to an unconfirmed report by Reuters. According to Reuters, the ban could be...
View ArticleDOS Eliminates Deference Policy on Nonimmigrant Visa Waivers
On 26.Feb.2025, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued updated guidance in the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) removing the policy that a consular officer’s recommendation for approval of a foreign...
View ArticleApril 2025 Visa Bulletin
This evening, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the April 2025 Visa Bulletin. There is some forward movement in most of the oversubscribed categories, and retrogression in the EB5 unreserved...
View ArticleUSCIS Launches Alien Registration System
Details of the alien registration requirement, which had been announced by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on 25.Feb.2025, have now been released. Effective 11.Apr.2025, foreign...
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...
View ArticleSteps to Secure Your Future Through U.S. Citizenship
In these uneasy times for immigrants in the U.S., stress and worry become a part of life. For those who have ventured to the U.S. and become lawful permanent residents (i.e., green card holders or...
View ArticleWhat to do When L1A Time is Running Out
Most foreign national workers in the U.S. understand that H1B status can be extended beyond the standard six-year maximum once they reach a certain point in the process of being sponsored for an...
View ArticleNewsFlash! USCIS Completes Selections for FY26 H1B Lottery
This afternoon, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency had received enough registrations for unique beneficiaries to meet the regular H1B cap and the advanced...
View ArticleReminder: Employers Must Disclose Familial Relationships on PERM Applications
When completing the ETA form 9089, application for permanent employment certification (PERM labor certification), employers may overlook a small but important question on the form: “Is there a familial...
View ArticleF-1 Student Visa Revocations / SEVIS Terminations
Many international students in the U.S. are facing a troubling situation: they are receiving sudden eMails from the government and their designated school officials (DSOs) saying their F-1 visas have...
View ArticleBest Practices for Noncitizens Returning to the U.S.
In light of recent immigration policies and heightened scrutiny at U.S. ports of entry, many noncitizens are feeling anxious about returning to the U.S. It is important to approach reentry with...
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WEBINAR: F-1 Visa and Status Loss
FREE WEBINAR: F-1 Visa and Status Loss: Revocations, Terminations, and Remedies Friday April 11, 2025 – 5:00PM Eastern Time US Attorneys from the Murthy Law Firm will discuss the developments...
View ArticleMay 2025 Visa Bulletin
This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the May 2025 Visa Bulletin. There is little-to-no movement in the employment-based categories. All cutoff dates listed refer to those in the...
View ArticleRequirement to Carry Immigration Documents
U.S. immigration law includes provisions intended to help authorities keep track of foreign nationals in the United States. By law, all non-U.S. citizens aged 18 or older are required to carry at all...
View ArticleAttorney Anna Stepanova Interviewed by CBS News Regarding Student Visa...
Murthy Law Firm’s Assistant Managing Attorney, Anna Stepanova, was interviewed recently by a CBS News affiliate in Colorado regarding the recent wave of student visa revocations. The story focused...
View ArticleSEVIS Termination and F-1 Visa Revocation Developments
Recent developments indicate that the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) / U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is taking the position that the termination of a SEVIS record does not...
View ArticleImportance of Ensuring Proper Wage Level Selection on the LCA for H1B Petitions
Recent regulatory changes have reinforced the long-standing position of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that a certified labor condition application (LCA), in itself, does not...
View ArticleOverview of L1A New Office Petitions for Managers and Executives
The L1A intracompany transferee classification is designed to allow a qualifying multinational company to transfer a foreign national executive or manager to a related entity in the United States. For...
View ArticleAdding a Spouse or Child to a Principal Applicant’s Green Card Process
When an individual applies for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status (commonly, a green card) in the United States, certain family members may also qualify for LPR status as derivative beneficiaries....
View ArticleEmployer Responsibility – PERM Audit Compliance File
Under the PERM labor certification process, supporting documentation is not submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) with the PERM application. Instead, the employer must retain the required...
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