The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an update on October 19, 2011 regarding the processing of forms for naturalization to U.S. citizenship and proof of U.S. citizenship. The new filing instructions direct the applicants to file all USCIS N forms at a centralized...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for December 2011 has been released. The cutoff date for the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China will be March 15, 2008 in the month of December 2011. This advancement is even better than...
On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland stood before a crowd of dignitaries on Bedloe's Island, in New York harbor, to dedicate what was to become an iconic symbol of human striving for freedom: the Statue of Liberty. President Cleveland said Lady Liberty's "stream of...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published updated inventory charts showing pending employment-based (EB) adjustment of status (I-485) cases. These charts contain details of pending I-485 cases by EB preference, country of chargeability, and the month and year of the priority date. The...
In a rare moment of bipartisanship last week, members of the House Judiciary Committee approved a measure entitled, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, which would eliminate the per-country cap for employment-based immigrants, and increase per-country limits for family-based immigrants from seven percent to fifteen percent...
The subject of the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin cutoff date movement is extremely important to many MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers. We provide predictions only when they are based upon reliable information. What follows is such reliable information, as it was shared by...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently confirmed its current examination of the circumstances under which employers must file amended H1B petitions for their employees. This is a matter of great importance to many employers of H1B workers. The key questions involve whether the...
As the holiday season approaches, MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers should be mindful of federal holiday schedules in connection with their immigration cases. These schedules are important for expectations of appointment availability at the local U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices and U.S. consulates, as...
MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers were previously advised of changes in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) procedures regarding transmission of certain receipt / approval notices to attorneys. The change was not favorably received. Therefore, on October 20, 2011, the USCIS announced that the changes will...
The cutoff date for the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China is expected to advance to at least March 1, 2008 in the December 2011 Visa Bulletin. This prediction is reliable, as we received it directly from Mr. Charles Oppenheim, Chief, Immigrant...
