Yesterday, the proposed regulation to terminate the program that allows certain H-4 spouses to obtain employment authorization was submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is one of the required steps in the formal rulemaking process, and signals that the...
In order to enter the United States in H1B status, a foreign national typically must first obtain an H1B visa foil (commonly referred to as a visa "stamp") from a U.S. consulate or embassy. This visa stamp generally will be annotated with the name of...
Sheela Murthy and Khorzad Mehta, of the Murthy Law Firm, have been selected as Thought Leaders in Corporate Immigration 2019 by Who's Who Legal. Since 1996, Who's Who Legal has been examining legal practitioners, and they now cover 34 practice areas in more than 100...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the March 2019 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates referenced refer to the dates in the final action (FA) chart, unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category The cutoff dates in EB1 for India and China move...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that, beginning Tuesday, February 19, 2019, premium processing will resume for all H1B petitions filed on or before December 21, 2018. Premium processing provides a guarantee that the USCIS will take some adjudicative action on the...
President Trump indicated today that he will sign a spending bill that funds the federal government through September 30, 2019, despite the fact that it does not include the funding he demanded to build a wall on the U.S. / Mexico border. The bill will...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the final rule on January 30, 2018 for H1B cap-subject petitions. The new regulation makes a procedural change for the USCIS, which should result in an increase in the percentage of foreign nationals selected in the lottery...
It was announced on January 31, 2019, by the Daily Record that Sheela Murthy has been named an Influential Marylander for 2019. This is the third time Murthy has been selected for the honor in the law category, which makes her also a member of...
Answer In general, if an H1B petition is filed to work at a third-party location, and no client / vendor letters are provided, the USCIS will issue an RFE asking for proof of the employer-employee relationship, and of the existence of the project. Normally, the USCIS...
Answer Once the I-140 is approved, the priority date is "cemented" and will be retained for future I-140 approvals with different employers. Only revocation of the I-140 by the government (as opposed to withdrawal by the employer) can result in loss of the priority date; this...
