The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now accepting applications for temporary protected status (TPS) from nationals of Ukraine and Sudan. In March 2022, the DHS designated Ukraine for temporary protected status (TPS), due to the Russian invasion, which has resulted in a humanitarian...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented a risk-based approach to waive interviews for conditional permanent residents (CPR) who have filed a petition to remove conditions on residence (form I-751). This replaces the previous policy, which had mandated interviews for virtually all CPRs...
Answer Generally speaking, once the principal spouse is no longer in valid L1A status, the dependent spouse is no longer considered to be in valid L2S status. Therefore, it normally would not be permissible to work in this situation. (13.Apr.2022)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide...
Answer The fact that both the H-4 extension and the H1B change of status are pending at the same time is not really an issue. But, given the lengthy processing times for H-4 extensions, it is entirely possible that the H-4 application will still be pending...
Answer Normally, when you are filing for two (or more) dependents extending the same status (e.g., H-4), you can file an I-539 application for one dependent along with an I-539A for each other dependent. However, in a situation where one dependent is not eligible to extend...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated Afghanistan for temporary protected status (TPS). This was done based on the ongoing armed conflict and other problems in the region, including economic crisis, drought, food and water insecurity, and lack of access to healthcare.Effective March...
Yesterday, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would be issuing a final rule to make premium processing available to all form I-140 petitions, and most form I-539 and form I-765 categories. Today, the rule was published in the Federal Register, and...
Today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced multiple initiatives to help streamline the adjudication of benefit requests and reduce significant backlogs. Most importantly, the agency announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalized the rule expanding premium processing to additional application...
Answer No, there normally would be no need to withdraw a family-based case for someone who is applying for an H1B visa. A pending family-base case typically would have no impact on the H1B visa process. (23.Mar.2022)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies...
Answer Ordinarily, if a person in H-4 status gives birth to a child in the U.S., that child automatically becomes a U.S. citizen. Applying for an Indian passport for her would not impact her status as a U.S. citizen. In order to return to the U.S.,...
