DOS and USCIS have issued all available immigrant visas for the EB3 and EW categories for fiscal year (FY)2025. Annual limits will reset with the start of the FY2026 01.Oct.2025....
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued new instructions, effective 06.Sep.2025, that may sharply curtail the practice of third-country national (TCN) visa processing. The new guidance signals that most nonimmigrant visa (NIV) applicants will be expected to apply from within their country of nationality...
Answer Ordinarily, a denial issued on an EB1 petition would have no negative consequences for your existing EB2 petition. (10.Sep.2025)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs here. Copyright © 2025,...
Answer Generally speaking, an H-4 visa “stamp” remains valid through the expiration date listed on the document. Changing status to B-2 typically would not prevent a person from later using the visa to request admission in H-4 status, assuming the principal spouse is in valid H1B...
Answer If you interfile a prior employer’s I-140 to upgrade or downgrade, you are telling the USCIS that you plan to work for the prior employer once your green card is issued. That employer must still have a bona fide job available for you, and you...
DOS and USCIS have issued all available immigrant visas for the EB1 category for fiscal year 2025. The annual limits will reset with the start of the 2026 fiscal year on 01.Oct.2025....
Effective 06.Sep.2025, all nonimmigrant visa applicants must schedule their interviews at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in their country of residence or nationality. Exceptions apply only to select visa types or those impacted by temporary diplomatic or humanitarian circumstances....
On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is resuming “neighborhood” investigations of certain individuals applying for naturalization. This policy change ends the agency's over three-decade long practice of waiving these investigations. Overview of Neighborhood Investigations The Immigration and Nationality Act...
To apply for U.S. citizenship, an individual must show good moral character (GMC) for the applicable statutory period. The definition of GMC was taken to mean no adverse behavior, such as multiple criminal convictions and so forth. Recently, the USCIS has published policy memos that...
The current trends with inspection at the Port of Entry, including issues at preclearance, are discussed by Murthy Law Firm attorneys in this 03.Sep.2025 podcast.The MP3 is available here and can be found in the archive of our podcasts and teleconferences on iTunes. Find more...
