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07 Oct 2019

NewsFlash! Health Insurance Required for Admission on Immigrant Visa, Effective 01 Nov 2019

On Friday, October 4, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order that will bar entry of a foreign national requesting admission on an immigrant visa unless the individual has qualifying health insurance, will have such health insurance within 30 days of admission, or "… has...

23 Sep 2019

Canada-United States Preclearance Agreement

The Canada-United States Preclearance Agreement was signed in 2015, but it only recently went into full effect. Prior to the implementation of the agreement, only a handful of Canadian airports offered preclearance. The agreement will expand that number, and will affect all modes of travel...

13:38 / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Travel

12 Sep 2019

I am working based on my H-4 EAD and was recently laid off. Will I be considered a public charge if I apply for unemployment benefits?

Answer Unemployment insurance payments (commonly referred to as "unemployment benefits") are not generally taken into consideration for purposes of making a public charge determination. As the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) explained when it released the final rule revising the definition of "public charge," unemployment...

12:37 / FAQs / For Families / For Individuals / Government / Homeland Security / Resident / USCIS News / Worker

03 Sep 2019

DHS Proposes Small Fee to Use Registration System for Cap-Subject H1B Petitions

As announced in December 2018, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is in the process of implementing a registration system for employers seeking to file cap-subject H1B petitions. This system would replace the current H1B "lottery" system. Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security...

11:30 / For Employers / Government / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Worker

12 Aug 2019

MurthyAudio: Recap of Trump Policy Memos Within the Past Year

Trump immigration policy memos over the last year are the topic in this teleconference that aired August 07, 2019. Murthy Law Firm attorneys discuss the impact of these memos on employment and family-based immigration.The MP3 is available here, and is listed in the archive of...

12:55 / Consulates / For Employers / For Individuals / Homeland Security / MurthyAudio / Travel / Worker

22 Jul 2019

ICE Levies Massive Fines to Certain Undocumented Immigrants

Resurgence of an Old Executive Order In 2017, President Donald Trump issued an executive order in which he claimed undocumented immigrants are a threat to national security, as "many of these aliens are criminals who have served time in our Federal, State, and local jails." He...

08:18 / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief

17 Jul 2019

Fee Increase Implemented for F, M, and J Applicants

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) implemented an increase in application fees charged by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) for both students and schools. The changed fees relate to the payments students must submit with the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System...

13:28 / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Student / Worker

12 Jul 2019

MurthyAudio: Visa Issues for Employees

An overview of immigration issues related to employees traveling to the United States from abroad is provided in this teleconference from July 3, 2019. Discussed are situations employees may face, including extreme vetting, visa processing, and what happens during the immigration inspection process by U.S....

14:35 / Consulates / For Employers / For Individuals / Homeland Security / MurthyAudio / Travel / Worker

03 Jul 2019

Communities Respond to President Trump’s Mass Deportation Efforts

On June 17, 2019, President Trump took to Twitter to announce upcoming efforts to detain and deport "millions" of undocumented immigrants. Senior administrators confirmed his claims, adding that final orders of removal have already been issued to more than one million undocumented immigrants. On June...

08:09 / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief

01 Jul 2019

Ken Cuccinelli Selected as New USCIS Acting Director

On June 10, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan announced that Ken Cuccinelli would be assuming the role of Acting Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). There is no consensus as to whether President Trump will confirm...

07:37 / For Employers / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / USCIS News

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