The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the May 2021 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has not yet indicated whether stakeholders...
In Part 1 of this article, MurthyDotCom readers were provided with a step-by-step explanation of the months-long timeframe required for preparing PERM labor certification (LC) cases prior to filing. This continuation of that article explains the steps the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) takes and...
Answer No, for an H1B registration selected in this year's lottery, the H1B petition generally must request a start date of October 1, 2021. (15.Apr.2021)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access...
Answer Ordinarily, a person can remain in L-1 status for a maximum of 5 years if working in an L1B (specialized knowledge) position, or 7 years if in an L1A (managerial or executive) position. If a person is moving from L1B to L1A status, in order...
Current trends with visa issuance at the consulates and dropbox and issues at the port of entry after travel are the topics for discussion by Murthy Law Firm attorneys in this podcast, recorded April 07, 2021.The MP3 is available here, and is listed in the...
Most MurthyDotCom readers know that the PERM labor certification (LC) is the first in a three-step process in the majority of employment-based, permanent resident (commonly referred to as "green card") cases. Our readers may be less familiar, however, with the steps that must be taken,...
This morning, the nonimmigrant visa restrictions imposed by Donald Trump in June 2020 expired. This executive order applied to certain H1B, H-4, H2B, L-1, L-2, and J-1 visa applicants.While the expiration of this executive order is a positive development, it is unlikely to provide much...
Answer Last year, which was the first time the H1B registration system was used, a second round of registrations were selected in August. However, this was likely the result of the sudden and massive hit to the economy created by the pandemic. (i.e., Job offers made...
Answer Per the USCIS policy manual, "any document containing foreign language submitted to USCIS shall be accompanied by a full English language translation which the translator has certified as complete and accurate, and by the translator's certification that he or she is competent to translate from...
Once again, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has extended the response time flexibility, initially announced on March 30, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This flexibility applies to applicants and petitioners responding to any of the following, issued from March 1, 2020 through...
