The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused delays in processing at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). With an increased volume of filings, some petitioners and applicants have complained about longer than usual wait times to receive receipt or rejection notices after filing a benefit...
Answer Generally speaking, we recommend making the full investment prior to filing the initial I-526 petition. The regulations technically allow for a person to be "actively in the process of investing" at the time the petition is filed. However, doing so can be risky, and we...
Answer Ordinarily, having an H1B extension filed by one employer would have no impact on an H1B change of employer petition filed by a different employer (and vice versa). (01.Jul.2021)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE...
Answer Unfortunately, being vaccinated does not make a person exempt from the COVID-related travel ban. There are no updates yet as to when the ban may be lifted. (01.Jul.2021)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online...
The regional center portion of the employment-based, fifth preference (EB5) immigrant investor program will expire after June 30, 2021. Congress failed to reach an agreement to extend the program, and it is now in recess until July 9, 2021. There is still reason to believe...
Answer No, that is not correct. There are two major issues surrounding the EB5 program right now, but they are not directly related to one another. First, there is the looming deadline of the regional center program expiring on June 30, 2021. The regional center program...
Answer If the I-693 was signed by the civil surgeon after the I-485 was filed, it normally remains valid up to 2 years from the date the I-693 was signed. (24.Jun.2021)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our...
A federal judge in California has struck down the 2019 regulation that made numerous changes to the EB5 immigrant investor visa program, most notably a sizable increase in the minimum investment requirement. Under the 2019 rule, the minimum investment increased to $1.8 million for standard...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued policy revisions to the USCIS Policy Manual with regard to the criteria for expedite requests by applicants and petitioners, as well as the issuance of requests for evidence (RFEs) and notices of intent to deny (NOIDs)....
Recent immigration litigation trends, including how litigation strategies are changing with the Biden Administration, are the topics discussed by Murthy Law Firm attorneys in this podcast recorded 02 June 2021.The MP3 is available here and in the archive of our teleconferences and podcasts on iTunes. Copyright...
