This continuation of the Murthy Law Firm's examination of some of the major immigration developments in 2012 also analyzes the meaning of these developments for 2013. The drastic fluctuation in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) Visa Bulletin cutoff dates for India and China and current...
Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, will receive an Outstanding Director Award from the Baltimore Business Journal (BBJ), honoring her exceptional service as a longtime board member - and board chair - of the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland. According to the BBJ,...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) handles visa applications for aspiring immigrants whose cases will be processed overseas at a U.S. embassy or consulate. The DOS visa waiting list tracks the number of applicants in visa categories who are subject to numerical limits. In consultation...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently conceded that major problems have been encountered in the transition to an electronic filing system. Turning away from the current vendor, the USCIS is considering multiple vendors to address delays and escalating costs. Thus, after a slow...
A foreign national who becomes a U.S. permanent resident based on marriage to a U.S. citizen, which is less than two years in duration, is granted permanent residence status on a conditional (temporary) basis. Ideally, the couple will jointly file the petition to remove the...
Fiscal year 2012 (FY12) was the busiest year on record for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audits of employers' employment eligibility verification (I-9 forms). Beyond just the number of investigations, fines and even arrests also grew dramatically during the past three fiscal years for...
It's another case of good news, bad news. According to TRAC Immigration, a government watchdog organization based at Syracuse University, case backlogs at U.S. immigration courts have dipped slightly in the past couple months, due to a drop in new case filings. In November, TRAC...
Parts 1 & 2 of this MurthyDotCom NewsBrief examine some of the key immigration developments of 2012. Among the topics covered are how these developments could affect our readers in 2013 and recommendations for strategic planning on the U.S. immigration law front in 2013. The focus here...
At this point, few employers are unaware that the federal government requires them to verify the employment eligibility of their employees, using the I-9 process mandated by the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). Fewer still are the employers who have a clear understanding...
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