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Aug
2008
CHANNEL Magazine
Tanesha Boldin of Baltimore's CHANNEL Magazine (Vol. 2, issue 4) interviewed me recently. Imagine my surprise at finding myself on the cover! CHANNEL celebrates the diversity that is Baltimore....
22
Aug
2008
CSC on H1B and Family-Based Green Card Cases
The California Service Center (CSC) of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) held a liaison meeting with representatives of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) on August 6, 2008. During the meeting, the CSC addressed several questions of general importance submitted by AILA members....
15
Aug
2008
ARB: VA Hospitals Not Governmental Research Organization for Prevailing Wage Purpose
The Administrative Review Board (ARB) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has ruled in a case, entitled Matter of U.S. DOL v. Dallas VA Medical Center, that the Dallas Veteran's Administration Medical Center (DVMC) is not a government research organization. Thus, the DVMC is...
25
Jul
2008
Analysis of EB2 Forward Movement in Aug 2008
As reported in last week's MurthyBulletin, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin holds some very good news in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for nationals of certain countries. The cutoff dates for India and China were advanced in excess of two years...
24
Jul
2008
Bravo! Award
Bravo! Women Business Achievement Awards celebrated 25 female entrepreneurs making strides in business and building a stronger community financially, philanthropically, and through leadership. I was one of 25 winners profiled in the magazine based on nominations submitted, reviewed, and voted on by a committee of...
13
Jun
2008
June 11, 2008 at the U.S. National Archives in Washington D.C.
I recently sat on a panel organized by the U.S. National Archives that discussed the journey of successful women immigrant entrepreneurs in America. The event was held in the William McGowan Theatre at the U.S. National Archives in Washington D.C. Until I was invited for...
30
May
2008
AAO Upholds Denial of Extraordinary Ability Case
The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) released a decision upholding the denial of an EB1 (extraordinary ability) petition in which the employer failed to demonstrate that the sponsored foreign national had extraordinary ability in a particular field. (Please note that the extraordinary ability petition is exempt...
30
May
2008
New EAD Application Form Effective May 27, 2008
Form I-765, which is used to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), has changed and the new form must be used as of May 27, 2008. This follows a change in the same form I-765 on April 8, 2008. Since many MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin...
23
May
2008
Misprinted I-94 Cards Issued by CBP
Misprinted I-94 cards, used by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in early 2008, are causing problems with Social Security number issuance. According to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), CBP received approximately one million I-94 arrival-departure cards that were missing the first digit. They utilized...
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May
2008
Sheela Murthy : Keynote Speaker Making a Case for United Way in India
I would like to share with you my experience of Friday, May 16, 2008. This was the United Way’s annual Community Leaders Conference (CLC). Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, 1984 winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace, began the conference as the keynote speaker on the...