The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has expanded its credit card payment pilot program to the Texas Service Center (TSC). Under this expanded program, if a petitioner files an immigrant petition for alien worker (form I-140) at the TSC with a request for premium...
Under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), qualifying Canadian and Mexican nationals can work in the United States in a wide range of positions under the USMCA professionals (TN) classification. Although the TN classification has some key limitations, in many cases it can provide employers with a...
Answer In general, if a foreign national is granted H1B status or issued an H1B visa "stamp," that individual is considered to have been counted against the H1B cap. A foreign national who has been counted against the H1B cap, but has not used any H1B...
Answer Unfortunately, we do not yet have any updates on this rule. As we indicated on MurthyDotCom, although the rule was slated for release in September 2021, this date was subject to change. We are still hopeful that the rule will be released in the near...
Answer It is very difficult to say what Congress will do; however, we are still hopeful that the regional center program will ultimately be renewed. Based on recent events, it seems the most likely time for this to happen would be in December, with the regional...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking intended to preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA was initially created in 2012 by the Obama Administration, and it provides certain temporary protections and benefits...
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that, effective October 1, 2021, the COVID-19 vaccination will be added to the list of required vaccinations for foreign nationals applying for permanent residency in the United States (i.e., a green card). The U.S....
Answer No, that is not correct. We do not have any way of tracking how many of these cases have been adjudicated by the USCIS, but we can confirm that at least some of the I-485 applications the Murthy Law Firm filed for I-140 downgrade cases...
Answer We cannot verify whether the specific call you received was legitimate, but we can confirm that we have recently received a number of legitimate calls like this from USCIS officers.To be clear, this is not how the USCIS normally operates. You should be skeptical of...
Answer No. In order to qualify for TN, one of the requirements is that the individual be a citizen of either Mexico or Canada. (23.Sep.2021)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access...
