Will your travel abroad affect your pending application or petition for an immigration benefit? Contact us to learn the travel rules for each step of your immigration journey!...
The PERM process is long. Approvals are great, but what do you do when the PERM is denied? Refile? Appeal? Start from scratch? People and employers have lots of questions. Read our analysis and call us for advice....
Have you recently sent mail to the USCIS Texas Service Center? Due to temporary mail intake suspension, your filing may have been delayed. If you missed an important deadline, you may qualify for an exception under Immigration Relief in Emergencies or Unforeseen Circumstances | USCIS....
On May 22, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual on the processing and adjudication of form I-130, petition for alien relative, which is filed in family-based immigration cases. Here are the key points you need...
Answer Generally speaking, having an I-130 petition filed and then withdrawn would not prevent a person from applying for a visa or green card in the future. This information would have to be disclosed, as appropriate, however, such as on the DS-160, where it asks if...
Answer The EB5 category is a bit confusing on the visa bulletin because it is divided into four separate subcategories. There is EB5 Unreserved, and then three different Set Asides – rural, high unemployment, and infrastructure.If you invest in any of the Set Asides, the category...
Answer In many cases, is not necessary to go to one's home country to apply for a visa. But, before applying at a consular post as a third country national (TCN), one should look to see if the post has any restrictions regarding TCN applicants. The...
The Murthy Law Firm regularly assists foreign nationals in filing self-sponsored immigrant petitions under the EB1(a) category as persons of extraordinary ability (EA). In one such case, the immigrant petition (form I-140) was filed for an expert in the field of computer networking and information...
In recent years, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has focused heavily on the issue of foreign nationals who have multiple H1B registrations filed in the annual H1B lottery. The USCIS continues to closely examine many of the previously approved H1B petitions, issuing notices...
Do you have a green card and have been abroad for more than 1 year without a reentry permit? You may still be able to resume your permanent residence in the U.S. Speak with us about your options for reentering the U.S.!...
