The Department of State (DOS) is expected to begin a pilot visa renewal program from within the U.S. on a limited basis. The current proposal will cap H1B renewal visas at only 20,000....
Frequently Asked Questions about the Visa Bulletin are the topic of discussion among Murthy Law Firm attorneys recorded in October 2023 in our series produced for employers.The MP3 is available here and can be found in the archive of our teleconferences and podcasts on iTunes....
Answer While a U.S. citizen may sponsor a foreign national spouse as an immediate relative, the same does not hold true for a green card holder sponsoring a spouse. In this situation, the petition would fall under the family-based, second preference “A” (FB2A) category. After the...
Answer Although the regulations regarding unauthorized employment are not entirely clear, it seems likely that, unless a foreign national has valid work authorization, performing work for a foreign entity while in H-4 status without a valid EEAD would still generally be viewed as unauthorized employment and...
Answer There is no need to be in L1A status in order to be sponsored for an EB1(c) multinational executive or manager position. Assuming you meet the requirements, it is possible to be in H1B status and have the employer file a petition for you under...
The Murthy Law Firm recently succeeded in obtaining a green card for a dependent child who initially aged out, but later regained eligibility to apply for adjustment of status as a dependent after an update to the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). The Murthy Law...
USCIS just posted new J-1 guidance on 2-yr foreign residence requirement on how to show compliance and when it’s impossible to satisfy this requirement....
The USCIS is allowing use of the Filing Date Chart for EB and FB applicants in Nov 2023. See more on the USCIS website....
The temporary rule increasing EAD extension validity to 540 days is set to expire on 26.Oct.2023. The automatic EAD extension will then revert to 180 days....
Travel will be less cumbersome as the USCIS began issuing 5-yr APs to those who qualify for 5-yr EADs, both as a free-standing AP document and in combination with AP/EAD cards....
