It's long been known that poverty and desperation drive a good deal of illegal immigration to the United States. Although the numbers have been dropping with increased border enforcement, thousands still make the trek northward from Mexico and Central America, hoping to get into the...
The release of the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for October 2012 has generated shockwaves for those in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) India category. The retrogression to a cutoff date of September 1, 2004 in the EB2 India category is far more...
In a press release on September 5, 2012, the current Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs, Julia Stanley, announced that as of Wednesday, September 26, 2012, a new visa processing system will be introduced throughout India. This new system will standardize procedures, simplify fee payment and...
Our hearts go out to the families, friends, and colleagues of Ambassador John Christopher Stevens, Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith, and the two other U.S. Embassy staffers who were killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Bengazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012. Ambassador...
In the 1967 film, The Graduate, Ben Braddock is just back from college, wondering what to do with his life. A family friend tells him there's a great future in plastics, and he really should give it some thought. Better advice would have been: get...
We are pleased to announce that Adam Rosen, a Member of the Murthy Law Firm and Supervising Attorney in the Special Projects Department, has published an article in the Summer 2012 Newsletter of the Immigration and Naturalization Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for October 2012 contains a cutoff date of September 1, 2004 in employment-based, second preference (EB2) for India. This is a significant change from previous predictions given by the DOS Visa Office. The October 2012 Visa Bulletin,...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently posted information helpful to foreign nationals facing immigration-related difficulties as a result of Hurricane Isaac. Natural disasters inevitably create disruptions that may make it impossible to meet all immigration requirements and deadlines. The USCIS generally makes reasonable...
Earlier this summer, the Obama administration unveiled the "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" program ("DACA"), which will allow undocumented immigrants, who were brought here as children, to receive a two-year deferral of removal, if they meet certain application criteria. [See DHS Update on Deferred Action -...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently confirmed that the employment eligibility verification (I-9) form, available on the USCIS WebSite, remains valid despite its stated expiration date of August 31, 2012. The USCIS process for making changes to the I-9 and releasing a new...
