Answer No, that is merely a proposed regulation. Until and unless it is finalized, it will not impact anyone's cases. Further, even if it is finalized, it would not impact registrations already selected in the H1B lottery. (29.Oct.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that...
Answer We are not sure why there was not more movement in the November 2020 Visa Bulletin. Our best guess is that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been receiving a flood of I-485 filings over the past several weeks, and the U.S. Department...
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 completely unchanged. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category The EB1 China and India...
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 with one that prioritizes H1B registrations based on wage-levels. If this rule is...
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 some sort of dispute regarding language in the visa bulletin, but that the...
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, L, or J status. However, this injunction only applies to the plaintiffs in the pending...
This evening, the U.S. Congress passed a bill to fund the federal government through December 11, 2020. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law this evening.In addition to funding the federal government, the bill also includes some significant changes to the premium...
Today, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction, which blocks the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing a final rule that would have significantly increased most filing fees. This final rule was scheduled to go into effect on October 2, 2020. Copyright ©...
Moments ago, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reversed course and updated its announcement to allow for use of the more-favorable dates for filing chart in October! Copyright © 2020, MURTHY LAW FIRM. All Rights Reserved...
Shortly after this announcement the USCIS reversed itself. See the updated information here!-----Regrettably, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that only the less-favorable final action dates in the October 2020 Visa Bulletin may be used for purposes of filing an I-485 adjustment...
