At a Congressional hearing earlier this year on the administration's fiscal year 2014 (FY14) budget request for the Department of Homeland Security, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano outlined the agency's spending priorities for the new fiscal year that begins on October 1st. Although much can change...
Sheela Murthy, founder and president of the Murthy Law Firm, was this year's honorary chair for the Community College of Baltimore County's (CCBC) annual fundraising gala - An International Affair: Passport to Global Education - held on April 13th in Baltimore. The event was a...
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recently reported on a new telephone scam targeting foreign nationals. This is a new effort by unscrupulous individuals attempting to defraud foreign nationals via telephone calls in which they claim to represent the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)....
In a packed ballroom of the Washington Court Hotel, just steps from the halls of Congress, the American Immigration Council (AIC) presented its 18th Annual Immigrant Achievement Awards, celebrating the outstanding contributions of four distinguished Americans - all from immigrant backgrounds! The Murthy Law Firm...
The May 2013 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS). Following is an explanation of the contents of this visa bulletin and prediction regarding the employment-based, third preference (EB3) category for the benefit of MurthyDotCom readers. Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) This category...
We at the Murthy Law Firm join all Americans, native-born and immigrant alike, in mourning the tragic loss of life and limb wrought by the bombings in Boston this week. Even as we mourn, we take solace in the knowledge that nothing these murderers -...
On Wednesday, April 17, a comprehensive immigration reform bill, known as the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013," was formally introduced in the Senate. The 844-page bill was co-sponsored by a group of eight U.S. Senators - four Democrats and four...
Students, faculty, and alumni of Stevenson University joined local business leaders on April 3rd for a Women in Leadership Symposium, held at the Rockland Center of the university's Owings Mills campus. Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, gave an inspirational keynote address, sharing...
On May 6, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin implementing a Customer Identity Verification (CIV) program at USCIS Field Offices. Under the CIV program, individuals who attend interviews or request immigration benefits at USCIS field offices will now be fingerprinted and...
Numerous reliable news sources have issued reports predicting that the much-anticipated Senate comprehensive immigration reform bill will be introduced on April 16, 2013. A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the bill is scheduled for Friday, April 19, 2013, after being postponed to allow the committee...
