The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a news alert on November 15, 2013, reminding those impacted by the devastation in the Philippines created by Typhoon Haiyan that certain forms of immigration relief may be available. This reminder covers a number of general provisions applicable...
Leadership in law and a commitment to legal scholarship are among the many things that set Murthy Law Firm lawyers apart from the run of practitioners. Regular and rigorous continuing legal education is an integral part of our law practice, and our attorneys are frequently...
The I-485 inventory charts kept by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have recently been updated. The charts detail the number of pending employment-based (EB) adjustment-of-status (I-485) cases by EB preference category, country of chargeability, and month and year of the priority date. This...
Mergers and acquisitions frequently result in critical immigration compliance issues that must be addressed, as explained in the MurthyDotCom NewsBrief, Mysteries of Mergers & Acquisitions: Basics of Immigration Due Diligence (26.March.2012). It is typically the responsibility of a human resources manager or other company representative,...
... I applied for and obtained OPT authorization. My employer filed my H1B petition under the masters' quota, based on my degree. However, the USCIS issued a notice of intent to deny because my degree did not qualify for an exemption from the annual limitation...
A massive international relief effort is underway after Typhoon Haiyan laid waste to a large swath of the central Philippines last weekend, bringing 200 mile-per-hour winds and devastating storm surges. So massive was this storm, and so devastating, it is likely many of us are...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued the visa bulletin for December 2013. The cutoff date movements are consistent with predictions offered by the DOS this past October for employment-based cases and family-based cases. The most notable development is yet another round of significant EB2 retrogression...
It may be cold comfort while efforts are stalled to improve it, but it's worth keeping in mind that the U.S. immigration system could be worse - considerably worse. A recent story from National Public Radio (NPR) might help keep our frustrations in perspective. It...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for December 2013 contains a cutoff date of November 15, 2004 for employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India. This substantial retrogression was expected, based upon official DOS predictions issued in October 2013. This means another extended...
... decision from the USCIS, stating that I exceeded the maximum 90-day unemployment limitation because I worked for several months as an unpaid intern. I was very surprised to receive this decision because my DSO assured me that unpaid internship is one of the permissible...
