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22 Jun 2022

Travel Season Reminder: Check Your I-94 Card Expiration Date

With the summer travel season upon us, many readers of MurthyDotCom are planning long-awaited trips abroad to visit family and friends. Not in their plans is a problem with the expiration date on the I-94 arrival / departure card upon returning to the United States....

10:30 / Complexities / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Travel / USCIS News / Worker
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31 Jan 2022

Extended Travel by a Permanent Resident (2 of 2)

This is the second in our two-part NewsBrief on extended travel by U.S. permanent residents ("green card" holders). Here we provide additional information regarding when such travel is acceptable and when it can be regarded as an abandonment of U.S. permanent resident status. Also addressed...

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24 Jan 2022

Extended Travel by a Permanent Resident (1 of 2)

The Murthy Law Firm often receives questions from permanent residents ("green card" holders) regarding their options for traveling abroad for extended periods. There are certain common misunderstandings within the immigrant community regarding U.S. immigration laws for such travel by permanent residents. Here, we address some...

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18 Mar 2019

Cap-Gap Extensions of F-1 Status and OPT

The current H1B cap-filing season for fiscal year 2020 raises questions about extensions of F-1 student status and optional practical training (OPT) before the beginning of H1B status. Many foreign national students tend to have questions about coordinating H1B filings with the expiration of their...

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09 May 2016

Travel Reminder for Students and Exchange Visitors

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) screens foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States. Students and exchange visitors who intend to travel outside of the U.S need to have proper documentation to present to the CBP officer in order to gain admission. The arrival...

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09 Aug 2012

Travel on Advance Parole After Accruing Periods of Unlawful Presence

Individuals who have filed the application for adjustment of status (I-485) frequently apply for an advance parole (AP) document to facilitate foreign travel. For many of these individuals, travel abroad is complicated and may entail considerable risk. Historically, this was particularly true for individuals who...

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19 Aug 2011

Investigation Memo on Employers Results in 221(g) Visa Refusals

Visa denials for H1B workers in the IT consulting industry continue to be commonplace. Many applicants arrive for their visa appointments at U.S. consulates fully prepared, with documents in support of their H1B visa applications, yet they still face administrative processing delays and refusals. For...

18:57 / Complexities / Consulates / For Employers / H1B / Investigation / Travel
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