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13 Aug 2014

September 2014 Visa Bulletin: EB2 India, EB3 Philippines, and FB2A Categories Advance

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the September 2014 Visa Bulletin. The employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for Indian nationals continues to move forward, but is expected to retrogress in the coming months. Cutoff dates for the family-based, second preference "A" category advance across the...

12 Aug 2014

NewsFlash! September Visa Bulletin Released, F2A and EB2 India Advance

This morning, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the September 2014 Visa Bulletin. Effective September 1st, the employment-based, second preference (EB2) India category will advance to May 1, 2009. The family-based, second preference "A" (FB2A) category, for spouses and (unmarried, minor) children of lawful permanent...

11:09 / AOS/CP / AOS/CP (Family) / EB2 PERM Labor / Family Based / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

11 Aug 2014

I’m on H1B and moved to Employer B from Employer A two months ago. Is it possible to move back to Employer A?

AnswerGenerally, when an employee leaves the company, the employer is supposed to withdraw the H1B in order to end the LCA obligations. If the employer has withdrawn the H1B petition, a new one would need to be filed in order for a prior employee to...

12:53 / FAQs

11 Aug 2014

My green card was approved and I received the card. My wife has applied for adjustment of status and she did fingerprinting today. Will she get the green card or EAD next?

Answer The EAD is not a prerequisite to the green card approval. If your wife applied for EAD, it should come within 90 days. The processing time for her I-485 application depends on several factors including the availability of the priority date and the length of...

12:51 / FAQs

11 Aug 2014

While on EAD based on a pending I-485, is an employee eligible to work for two full-time projects?

Answer An individual with an approved EAD card is eligible to work for multiple employers at the same time, even on a full-time basis. (11.Aug.2014)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law in real time. For...

12:48 / FAQs

11 Aug 2014

I am in L-1 status and my company is proposing to apply for my GC in the EB1 category. I have five more months of stay in U.S. Is it advisable?

Answer The answer depends on the strength of the EB1 case. If your employer is filing the EB1 based on the Multinational Executive / Manager Transfer category, premium processing is not currently eligible for that category, which means that you will likely need to concurrently file...

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11 Aug 2014

Southern Border Crisis a Symptom of Long-Term Problems

The sudden surge of unaccompanied minors across our southwestern border caught nearly everyone by surprise, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP notes that although "overall border apprehensions have only slightly increased" in recent months, "and remain at historic lows," the number of children...

12:11 / Blog / Immigration

09 Aug 2014

I have been working on CPT and my employer filed an H1B petition requesting a change of status for me from F-1 to H1B. …

... My employer just told me that, while the petition was approved, USCIS denied the change of status from F-1 to H1B because they found that my CPT was not directly related to my field of study and this is in violation of F-1 status....

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08 Aug 2014

DOS FAQs on Visa Delays Worldwide

As reported in a series of NewsFlashes posted on MurthyDotCom at the end of July 2014, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) began experiencing problems with one of its key computer systems, the Consular Consolidated Database (CCD). This has caused some ongoing delay in visa processing...

15:59 / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Student / Travel / Visitor / Worker

07 Aug 2014

Document Screening for Applicants at U.S. Consulates

The process of applying for both nonimmigrant and immigrant visas at U.S. consular posts abroad may raise questions of exactly what information is checked and how that information is gathered during the screening process. A June 2014 Congressional Research Service report provides an overview of the...

08:26 / Consulates / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Student / Travel / Visitor / Worker

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September 2014 Visa Bulletin: EB2 India, EB3 Philippines, and FB2A Categories Advance

NewsFlash! September Visa Bulletin Released, F2A and EB2 India Advance

I’m on H1B and moved to Employer B from Employer A two months ago. Is it possible to move back to Employer A?

My green card was approved and I received the card. My wife has applied for adjustment of status and she did fingerprinting today. Will she get the green card or EAD next?

While on EAD based on a pending I-485, is an employee eligible to work for two full-time projects?

I am in L-1 status and my company is proposing to apply for my GC in the EB1 category. I have five more months of stay in U.S. Is it advisable?

Southern Border Crisis a Symptom of Long-Term Problems

I have been working on CPT and my employer filed an H1B petition requesting a change of status for me from F-1 to H1B. …

DOS FAQs on Visa Delays Worldwide

Document Screening for Applicants at U.S. Consulates

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