Yesterday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and IT Serve Alliance reached a settlement agreement, which should positively impact the H1B process for many IT workers and employers. According to the settlement agreement, the USCIS agreed to the following:The USCIS will withdraw the...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the IT Serve Alliance v. L. Francis Cissna case. In the trial court, a group of IT consulting firms successfully sued...
Answer It is true that a small group of U.S. senators have asked President Trump to suspend the issuance of new H1Bs. Beyond that, no action has been taken. At this point, there has been no indication than any official action on this will be taken....
During a recent virtual meeting with the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Charles Oppenheim, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, provided some updated information and a couple of predictions regarding the monthly visa bulletin. All predictions refer to...
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that, if signed into law, would make up to 40,000 immigrant visa numbers available for doctors and nurses. The bill, known as the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (HWRA), would recapture unused immigrant visa numbers, and grant...
Answer No, the USCIS has not extended this deadline. Cases selected in the registration lottery must be filed within the period indicated on the registration selection notice (which, for most people, is June 30, 2020). (07.May.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the...
Answer If you are still within your 60-day grace period, you generally could start working for the new employer upon the filing of the H1B change-of-status petition. The fact that you filed an application to change status to B-2 should not impact your eligibility, assuming it...
Answer The USCIS has not yet provided any indication as to when premium processing will return. Presumably, the sooner the pandemic subsides, the sooner things will get back to normal at the USCIS. (07.May.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For...
With arbitrary denials of H1B cases on the rise since 2017, Murthy Law Firm attorneys discuss litigation trends and strategies to sue the federal government, in this teleconference from May 6, 2020. Denials for other case types, such as H-4 EAD and L, are also...
The Murthy Law Firm continues to be successful against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in federal court, this time over an H1B petition initially denied based on lack of availability of work and the employer's right to control the H1B worker. Although another...
