At the directive of President Biden, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has implemented a program, titled Uniting for Ukraine, designed to help Ukrainians fleeing from Russia's invasion. The program is intended to provide a streamlined process for Ukrainians to apply for humanitarian parole....
To apply for a U.S. visa, an applicant must first complete the nonimmigrant visa (NIV) application form DS-160. The next step in the visa application process is to schedule a U.S. visa appointment. An overview of the process of creating a profile, paying the requisite...
The Murthy Law Firm routinely receives inquiries from people who are in the United States and who wish to "sponsor" a friend or family member for a B-1/B-2 visitor visa. The reality is that, ordinarily, one cannot actually be sponsored for a standard B-1/B-2 visa;...
Answer Each spouse needs to apply based on his or her individual appointment slot. After the appointments are scheduled, the consulate has discretion to then grant an expedite appointment to the spouse with the later appointment date. There is no guarantee that this will be granted,...
A foreign national who requires a nonimmigrant visa to travel to the United States normally must fill out form DS-160, an online nonimmigrant visa application. Consular officers use the information entered in the DS-160 to process the visa application and determine an applicant's eligibility for...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a temporary final rule that temporarily increases the automatic extension period of certain employment authorization documents (EADs) while the form I-765 renewal application is pending. Under this temporary rule, rather than extending the validity period of...
Answer If this was an error by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer at a port of entry, one normally can contact a CBP deferred inspection site to request that the I-94 be corrected. But here, it does not sound as though an error...
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...
