Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the October 2023 Visa Bulletin, which is the first visa bulletin of fiscal year 2024. As expected, there is movement in most of the categories. All cutoff dates listed refer to those in the final action chart...
Sheela Murthy shared her philosophy recently with Seema on the importance of caring for clients & why she started MLF 30 years ago!...
On September 13, 2023, a federal judge in Texas, once again, found the DACA program unlawful. However, he didn’t terminate it for thousands of existing DACA recipients....
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated the USCIS Policy Manual with additional guidance that expands the extraordinary circumstances exception to the Child Status Protection Act's (CSPA) "sought to acquire" requirement. This update stems from a February 14, 2023, policy update that expanded...
Answer Ordinarily, if an H1B worker is moving to a work location outside of the MSA or reasonable commuting distance of the location/s indicated in the previous petition and LCA, an H1B amendment is required. And, to file the H1B amendment, the employer must first obtain...
Answer No. What you are proposing generally would not work. If you wish to fall under one of the new EB5 sub-categories (e.g., EB5 set aside; rural), you would need to make a new $900,000 investment and then file an I-526 petition (or I-526E petition, if...
Answer Generally speaking, a U.S. citizen living abroad may sponsor their spouse for a green card, as long as they plan to move to the U.S. once the immigrant visas are issued. (14.Sep.2023)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information...
New USCIS guidance on EB1A & EB1B. Mostly positive on evaluating evidence, USCIS still forgot: 2nd step of analysis requires evaluating total worth of I-140 evidence....
Have your Priority Date ready to check against the October 2023 Visa Bulletin when it comes out! EB1, EB2, and EB3 immigrants get to use the earliest one. Refresh your understanding of priority dates here....
Options for those whose employment has unexpectedly ended are discussed by Murthy Law Firm attorneys in the September 2023 podcast in this series for employers. The strategies touched upon include change of employer in H1B status, change of status to B, and filing a compelling...
