Year-end planning is the topic for the final teleconference of 2019. Murthy Law Firm attorneys join Sheela Murthy to discuss matters including the retention of records for H1B petitions (public access files) and labor certification cases (compliance files). They look to the year ahead in...
When the popular, celebrity-fueled reality show "Dancing with the Stars" debuted in 2005, it sparked an instant resurgence of interest in classic dances like the foxtrot, tango, and salsa. Dance schools all over the nation rushed to meet the increased demand for lessons by hiring...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently finalized the rule adding a small fee to the H1B registration system for employers seeking to file cap-subject H1B petitions for fiscal year 2021 (FY21). Per the final rule, an H1B employer will need to pay a...
As previously reported on MurthyDotCom, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a new proposed rule on Thursday, November 14, 2019, outlining significant increases for many U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) filing fees. The increases will result in a weighted average increase of...
Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, and firm member, Joel Yanovich, recently paid a visit to the law firm of DLA Piper to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, and to speak about their own immigration stories. DLA Piper has offices in more than 40...
Answer Generally speaking, so long as the foreign national was in valid H1B status at the time the work was performed, being paid after the H1B expiration date would not be a violation of immigration law. (27.Nov.2019)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies...
Answer The USCIS may limit, deny, or refer for removal an H-4 dependent who is not primarily intended for the purpose of being with the principal worker in the United States. Further, USCIS officers may adjudicate applications for dependent stays in order to prevent an H1B...
Answer It is possible to ask USCIS to expedite an I-130 petition. However, unless there is a compelling reason, the USCIS is likely to deny such a request. More importantly, even if the request is granted, this actually would not resolve your issue.There is an extensive...
Most months, Charles Oppenheim, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, provides visa bulletin explanations and predictions. Following the release of the December 2019 Visa Bulletin, Mr. Oppenheim updates predictions for some of the employment-based categories, as well...
On October 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) updated the Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) to define the clearly approvable standard in the context of L-1 visa applications filed under a petitioning company's blanket L-1 petition. The FAM now provides that "clearly approvable" means...
