A person's education background can play a pivotal role in certain employment-based immigration processes, such as when filing a PERM labor certification case or an H1B nonimmigrant petition. If the person being sponsored has a foreign degree, it typically is necessary to demonstrate that the...
Over the past several days, President-elect Donald Trump has selected several people to serve in his administration, which will start on January 20, 2025. All, unsurprisingly, have expressed views that parallel those the President-elect when it comes to immigration issues. Former ICE Director to Serve as...
The USCIS changed immigration medical policy, assigning indefinite validity to the Form I-693 medical exam filed with green card cases for certain Afghan nationals, who entered the U.S. during Operation Allies Welcome. A Policy Alert explains the change with a link to the full USCIS...
The effects of corporate restructuring on immigration petitions are discussed here by Murthy Law Firm attorneys in this podcast recorded for Employers. Restructuring and its effects on H1B petitions and employment-based green cards (at the labor certification stage, during the I-140 petition, and after the...
Answer Under the first Trump Administration, nearly every aspect of legal immigration became significantly more challenging. So, there is reason to believe that having one's application or petition filed and approved under the current administration may be beneficial. (12.Nov.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance...
Answer Generally speaking, if the child is under the age of 18, has a green card, and is residing in the United States in your custody, that child automatically will become a U.S. citizen when either parent's naturalization application is approved. This is called derivative citizenship....
Answer This is certainly a valid concern. If the Trump Administration wishes to end the program, this likely will require them to go through the formal rulemaking process. This easily could take months, if not longer.Still, it may be wise to file H-4 EAD renewal applications...
Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the December 2024 Visa Bulletin. There is very little movement in the oversubscribed categories from the previous month. All cutoff dates listed refer to those in the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin...
The PERM labor certification is the first in a three-step process in the majority of employment-based green card cases. A key component of the PERM process is the labor market test, where the employer must demonstrate via a regimented recruitment process that there is no...
As explained in the MurthyDotCom InfoArticle, Differences Between: Lawful Status, Period of Authorized Stay, & Unlawful Presence (19.Apr.2022), leaving the U.S. after a prolonged stay beyond the expiration date of one's I-94 can trigger an automatic three- or ten-year bar. In 2012, the Board of...
