The USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) recently addressed a question regarding the ability to obtain eligibility for an additional six years of H1B time after spending one year abroad. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) requested clarification regarding brief trips to the U.S. during the...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) made a March 15, 2010 announcement of its intent to begin certifying U visa applications on behalf of victims of certain crimes. This is a major change in the processing of U visa applications. Prior to this change, U...
Like their counterparts in the United States, students in India are learning to dream and innovate and solve problems creatively, using the language and techniques of science. At MurthyDotCom and the Murthy Law Firm, we are particularly proud of the students from the Agastya International...
Here is another healthy dose of reality for the anti-immigrant extremists who think immigration - somehow - is ruining our country. Regular readers of this blog are familiar with the spate of recent studies showing the economic benefits of immigration. All of these studies have...
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced last week that her department will begin to certify U visa applications, with the first certifications expected in late summer. Long-time readers of MurthyDotCom will recall that U visas allow people with direct knowledge of a crime - such as...
Here's an example. Monday's edition of USA TODAY contains another in a long line of cautionary tales that we can only hope will spur Congress to act - finally - on CIR. The article tells of several Silicon Valley programmers and engineers who are leaving...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced last week the addition of a new blog to provide immigration-related information and to serve as a forum for public dialogue. The official agency blog is called The Beacon, which can be accessed through the USCIS. Readers...
Last Friday, Senators Schumer and Graham wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post, sketching out their blueprint for comprehensive immigration reform. (See: The Right Way to Mend Immigration, by Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham, Washington Post, 19.Mar.2010) According to the Senators, the four pillars of...
Tens of thousands of marchers converged Sunday, March 21, 2010 on the National Mall in Washington D.C., to press the case for immigration reform - now, rather than later. Waving flags and shouting, "Yes we can!" and "Si se puede!" the huge crowd enthusiastically voiced...
The story is almost surreal. To keep their student visas, several foreign students in Southern California relied on a middle-aged American man to attend classes, write term papers, and take exams for them. That man, Eamonn Daniel Higgins, was arraigned last week on federal charges...
