The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced today that, on Thursday, January 14, 2021, it will be republishing the rule that dramatically increases the salary requirements for H1B and PERM labor cases. It will be published as a final rule, and, barring intervention by a...
Answer The 240-day rule applies to the extension of employment authorization for certain categories of nonimmigrant workers. It does not apply to B-2 applicants. Typically, if an application to extend status is timely filed, the applicant may remain in the U.S. in a period of authorized...
Answer The USCIS has not yet announced when the registration period will open. However, we suspect the registration period will begin in early March, as it did last year. (07.Jan.2021)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE...
Answer Yes, once an I-140 has been approved, the beneficiary typically gets to retain the priority date. (07.Jan.2021)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs here. Copyright © 2021, MURTHY LAW...
Over the weekend, President Trump extended the work visa restrictions he initially implemented via executive order on June 22, 2020. The executive order had been scheduled to expire on December 31, 2020, but Trump has now extended the restrictions through March 31, 2021. Nevertheless, President-Elect...
Answer Unfortunately, yes! Everyone thought the shutdown was averted after representatives from the White House negotiated a compromise deal with Congress for a spending bill, which included a stimulus package. However, after Congress passed the omnibus spending bill, Trump announced that he was not happy with...
Answer The bill appears to be dead. Congress could have included it within the omnibus spending bill it sent to the president earlier this week, but failed to do so. For this to become law, it likely will have to be taken up again by the...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the January 2021 Visa Bulletin. Unfortunately, there is very little movement from the December 2020 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action chart (i.e., "Chart A"), unless otherwise specified. There...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has again extended the response time flexibility, initially announced on March 30, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This flexibility applies to applicants and petitioners responding to any of the following, issued from March 1, 2020 through January...
Over the weekend, Congress passed two stop-gap measures to keep the federal government funded through this evening. More importantly, a final bill is expected to be signed into law later today that will keep the government funded for months to come. Copyright © 2020, MURTHY LAW...
