12 Apr 2013

F-1 Students: New Q&A Section on MDC & Common Issues

Foreign students have many questions about their status and related issues. The number of questions received by the Murthy Law Firm from F-1 students has been growing over the past few years. In an effort to assist these students, MurthyDotCom answers a frequently asked question...

11 Apr 2013

H1B Lottery: Understanding Case Selection

Immediately after the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the need for a random lottery of H1B cap-subject filings, the Murthy Law Firm began receiving questions asking when H1B filers would know if their cases were selected for processing. Following is an explanation of...

10 Apr 2013

MurthyDotCom: 17th Annual Webby Honoree

MurthyDotCom is very pleased to be a 2013 Webby Honoree. Since 1994, the Murthy Law Firm (then the Law Office of Sheela Murthy) has striven to provide the immigrant and business communities with reliable information, written in language intended for those who are NOT lawyers...

08 Apr 2013

NewsFlash! USCIS Conducts H1B Lottery

On April 7, 2013, the USCIS announced that approximately 124,000 cap-subject H1B petitions were received during the first week of April. This includes cases filed under both the regular 65,000 H1B cap limit and those requesting the 20,000 advanced-degree cap exemptions (Masters' Cap).The USCIS held...

08 Apr 2013

Murthy Law Firm Attorneys Serving Their Community

At the Murthy Law Firm, service to others is deeply embedded in the firm's DNA. It's part of who we are, and our clients have come to expect this: lawyers and staff with a sense of mission, pulling together to help them achieve their American...