The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) held a February 26, 2010 National Stakeholder meeting via teleconference on a number of important topics. The Murthy Law Firm submitted questions, in advance, in an effort to obtain clarification on key matters faced by our clients, as...
Forbes magazine is considered a "must-read" for top managers and entrepreneurs across the United States, and around the world. In this week's issue [March 1, 2010] there is a special section, Maryland: Women in Business, which includes a profile of the Murthy Law Firm and...
Pam Genise always wanted to be in a profession that served people and promoted social justice, but she says she got into immigration law by accident. After college, Pam joined the Brethren Volunteer Service, and was asked to work in their legislative office in Washington...
At the Murthy Law Firm, we receive many inquiries from individuals who wish to file cases in the EB1, Extraordinary Ability (EA), category. EA approval has always been difficult to obtain and current adjudication trends have made this increasingly so. An applicant must establish being...
The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, recently released a report showing that the estimated number of illegal immigrants living in the United States has declined for the second straight year. According to DHS, the number of unauthorized residents in the U.S. plunged...
If you listened to the shouting of the nativists and xenophobes in the United States, you might believe that no immigration is good immigration, and that America would be altogether better off without immigrants. Here is a cautionary tale for the anti-immigrant fear mongers: if...
The Murthy Law Firm is proud to report that we were recently able to resolve another family’s long-delayed applications for adjustment of status (I-485) cases by using a writ of mandamus. This particular family had been waiting for two and a half years, without any...
A recent posting on the MurthyBlog cited reports that an increasing number of Chinese investors are seeking green cards for themselves and their family members through the EB5 investor visa program, which requires applicants to invest at least $500,000 in a U.S. business, and create...
Fear has been among the most persistent and nettlesome obstacles to reform of our immigration system - fear stoked by popular misconceptions about immigrants and their impact on the economy and society of the United States. One especially persistent myth is that immigration leads inexorably...
Derek Sewall took an early interest in international affairs. As a teenager, he spent three summers in Latin America, building latrines and working on other health projects for a humanitarian organization, first in remote mountain villages in Ecuador, later in Paraguay, and finally in Mexico,...
