Answer No, not everyone with five years of work experience qualifies for EB2. First, it is necessary to have a U.S. bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent degree) prior to the start of the five years of experience. Additionally, the experience is supposed to be progressively more...
Answer It is possible to file multiple H1B petitions through multiple (UNRELATED) employers. These petitions should be completely unconnected to each other. This year, we have gotten a number of calls about situations where identical cases were filed by different employers. That is generally quite problematic...
... My DSO said that I had to apply for reinstatement and issued a new I-20 to file with my reinstatement application on Form I-539. My reinstatement application is now pending. My son who has been attending public school in F-2 status has to provide...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) December 2014 Visa Bulletin is now available. As expected, while there is cutoff date movement in some EB categories for December, there is no change at all for the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India. Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB2) As usual,...
As the recent spate of mid-term election advertisements demonstrated, immigration reform remains a hot-button issue in U.S. politics. Candidates on both sides made their positions on legislation providing an eventual path to citizenship for more than eleven million undocumented immigrants a fundamental element of their...
Several Murthy Law Firm attorneys provided mentoring and guidance to fellow immigration lawyers at the annual conference held by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) DC Chapter on October 22, 2014. The title of this year's conference was Immigration is Not a Game, but We...
Answer That depends upon whether the second PERM is with the same company or not. If the second PERM is with a different company, there is no problem. Otherwise, companies are not supposed to file two PERMs and have them pending for the same person at...
Answer A visa "stamp" is a travel document, only. It isn't needed unless one travels. So, it is not an issue when seeking to change status from F-1 to H1B. (10.Nov.2014)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies...
Answer It is hard to say with I-140s. However, we routinely use premium processing for cases at the Murthy Law Firm, as it can be quite helpful. It also allows far better access to the USCIS in case of a problem. So, we don't think anyone...
Answer Maybe. There are some technicalities in this situation since the second PERM was filed after expiration of the six years of H1B. So, there is language in a memo that goes against this request. But, the AC21 law is broader and many such requests have...
