02
Jun
2016
Travel After Change-of-Status Approval with Future Start Date
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02
Jun
2016
Nonprofit Organization Aims to Encourage Immigrants to Enter Politics
As we progress further into this year's presidential race, the debate over immigration policy spurred on by some White House candidates only promises to intensify. And for the 42 million immigrants who currently live in the United States, adding their voices, experiences, and perspectives to...
01
Jun
2016
Overview of the EB5 Immigrant Investor Category
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27
May
2016
I own a small company that is currently employing several F-1 students on initial OPT. One of our F-1 employee’s OPT will be expiring next month and we would like to extend it, based on his STEM degree. What do we need to do to initiate this process?
Answer An employer and a sponsored student employee should prepare and complete the I-983 form, which describes the student's training plan in a field directly related to his/her STEM degree, and which contains specific attestations regarding the employer's understanding of and adherence to the STEM OPT...
26
May
2016
L1A Manager’s Role Relevant within Company as a Whole
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently designated an Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) decision on L1A functional managers as binding precedent. The case involved a small U.S. subsidiary of a large Japanese company. The AAO found that, in order to determine whether a person...
25
May
2016
DOS Provides Further Visa Bulletin Details and Predictions
On May 18, 2016, several Murthy Law Firm attorneys attended an American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) meeting at which Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, spoke. Mr. Oppenheim's responsibilities include determining the cutoff dates in the monthly Department of State (DOS)...
25
May
2016
Meet the Murthy Law Firm: Pamela Genise, Attorney & Member
The dedicated team of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff at the Murthy Law Firm is integral to our success. Day after day, they help to fulfill the dreams of our clients through their integrity, diligence, and commitment to excellence. To familiarize our readers with the...
25
May
2016
USCIS Able to Collect Biometrics Abroad in Rare Circumstances
Many types of immigration forms submitted to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) require the applicant to provide biometrics at an office in the United States. The USCIS has recently confirmed, however, that in "rare circumstances," the agency has the discretion to allow such...
23
May
2016
I am on L1A. Is there any minimum amount of time I must be in the U.S. before my employer can file my green card under EB1(c) category?
Answer There is not a minimum number of days that one must be on L1A before the company can file the EB1(c) case. The only durational issue is that the sponsoring U.S. company must have been in business for at least one year prior to filing....
23
May
2016
When my husband’s employer extended his H1B status, they did not apply to also extend my H-4 status. I didn’t realize this until after my I-94 had expired. We hired a lawyer to file a nunc pro tunc, but 8 months later, the request was denied. What should I do now?
Answer Let's take this opportunity to remind everyone that H-4s are not automatically extended with the H1B filing! Also, if the error was discovered before you accumulated 180 days of unlawful presence, it typically would be very bad advice to simply file an NPT, wait, and...