The October 2022 Visa Bulletin, future predictions for the Visa Bulletin, and documentation required to file an I-485 application are the topics discussed by Murthy Law Firm attorneys in this podcast from 05.Oct.2022.The MP3 is available here and will soon appear in the archive of...
Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the November 2022 Visa Bulletin. Unfortunately, the bulletin remains nearly identical to the October 2022 bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based,...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has received sufficient filings to reach the congressionally mandated H2B cap for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2023. Any cap-subject H2B petitions received by the USCIS after September 12, 2022 requesting a...
Answer That depends upon whether the second PERM is with the same company or not. If the second PERM is with a different company, there is no problem. Otherwise, companies are not supposed to file two PERMs and have them pending for the same person at...
A large percentage of foreign nationals who come to work as physicians in the United States do so pursuant to H1B status. Ordinarily, the foreign national must be counted against the H1B cap before that individual is eligible to work in H1B status. This usually...
Answer It is possible for an L1B employee to be placed at a third-party work location. However, this needs to be indicated on the L1B petition, and the employer must demonstrate that it will maintain a qualifying employer-employee relationship with this L1B worker. (22.Sep.2022)Sheela Murthy and...
Answer There is a legacy INS opinion letter that indicates it is permissible to return to a previous employer based on the "dormant" petition. However, depending on the circumstances, that is not always the safest / best practice, as it creates a rather confusing history, among...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced yesterday evening that, effective immediately, it has initiated the third phase of expanding the availability of premium processing service for two categories of I-140 petitions that historically have not been eligible for premium processing. Specifically, the USCIS...
The impact of timing issues when filing H1B and other nonimmigrant extensions and when the PERM process (i.e. green card) should be started are topics discussed by Murthy Law Firm attorneys in this teleconference from 07.Sep.2022.The MP3 is available here and in the archive of...
Answer Unlike the H1B category, where a person typically can begin a new position based on the filing of an H1B amendment, this is not permitted for the L1B category. If an amendment is required, the L1B worker generally must wait for the amendment to be...
