05 Jun 2019

Murthy Law Firm Gives Back to the Community

Last week, ten Murthy Law Firm employees spent a rewarding day of service, volunteering at the Baltimore Humane Society. In between raking leaves, cleaning cages, and cuddling the adoptable dogs, cats, rabbits, and hamsters, the group learned how the organization finds good homes for countless...

04 Jun 2019

DS-160 and DS-260 Now Require Social Media Information

The U.S. State Department (DOS) has implemented changes to electronic forms DS-160, Application for a Nonimmigrant Visa, and DS-260, Application for an Immigrant Visa, that go into effect immediately. These applications will now request information about the social media username or handle used by an...

03 Jun 2019

USCIS Implements Stricter Expedite Request Criteria

On May 10, 2019, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated the Adjudicator's Field Manual (AFM) to reduce the circumstances under which the USCIS will consider granting a case expedited treatment. In general, the USCIS has the authority to grant an expedite request on...

03 Jun 2019

Can a person be the beneficiary of an employment-based immigrant petition and a family-based immigration petition at the same time?

Answer Yes, a person can be the beneficiary of both a family-based and employment-based immigrant petition at the same time. The petitions will not likely interfere with each other. Whichever priority date becomes current first can serve as the basis of your I-485 filing. You should...

28 May 2019

New Statue of Liberty Museum is Open at Last

Every year, more than four million people travel to New York City’s Liberty Island to visit the Statue of Liberty, a towering symbol of our nation’s fundamental ideal of freedom since its installation in 1886. But the tragic events of September 11, 2001 ushered in...