In an unexpected and encouraging move, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an initiative on August 2, 2011, to encourage immigrant entrepreneurs and start-up companies to the United States. This USCIS initiative will be especially helpful to people from countries like India and...
In what must have been a welcome break from the ongoing battle over the debt ceiling, President Obama took time on Monday, July 25, to address a meeting of the National Council of La Raza, a leading Latino advocacy organization. The President spoke at length...
As was reported in our NewsFlash posted on MurthyDotCom July 28, 2011, (University of Northern Virginia: F-1 Students Must Read!) the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has begun proceedings to terminate the SEVP certification of the University of Northern Virginia (UNVA). According to a...
A number of inquiries have come into the Murthy Law Firm from individuals who have received eMail communications from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India. These eMails asked for confirmation of information provided in connection with past H1B visa interviews, regarding employment verification and...
This recent case, taken on by the Murthy Law Firm, is one in which we were able to successfully obtain a waiver allowing our client to return to the United States in a nonimmigrant status. One must file a waiver application if there is a...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued an interim policy memorandum that changes the timeframe for responding to various requests for evidence (RFEs). The interim memorandum became effective immediately for RFEs issued after July 7, 2011, the date of the memo. The purpose...
As Congress and the President square off over the debt ceiling, a plague of question marks seems to be raining down on the U.S. economy, and people are getting nervous - not just on Wall Street, but on Main Street, as well. To some, it...
On July 28, 2011, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) served the University of Northern Virginia (UNVA) with a Notice of Intent to Withdraw the school's eligibility to sponsor F-1 foreign students. This situation is similar to what Tri-Valley University (TVU) students faced in...
In our last blog post, we discussed a recent Forbes.com article by Glenn Llopis, arguing that Americans need to recommit themselves to the immigrant values that made our country great. (See Forbes.com: Embrace Immigrant Values to Succeed! MurthyBlog, 21.Jul.2011.) Making his case for immigrant values,...
The American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, known as AC21, became law more than a decade ago. As of this writing, the USCIS has issued neither proposed nor final regulations interpreting the provisions of AC21. Rather, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has...
