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04 Mar 2015

Murthy Law Firm’s Recommendations for Improvements to U.S. Immigration System

As previously reported to MurthyDotCom readers, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice of request for information (RFI) in December 2014, seeking input from the public on ways to improve the nation's immigration system. Accordingly, the...

02 Mar 2015

CBP Introduces Videos for International Travelers to the U.S.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for screening nearly one million people traveling to the United States each day. To help make the admissions process run more smoothly, the CBP has created four videos designed to educate international travelers about CBP procedures...

08:21 / Citizen / For Families / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / Visitor

26 Feb 2015

Updated I-485 Pending Inventory: January 2015

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released the quarterly charts that detail the numbers of pending employment-based (EB) adjustment of status applications (I-485 form). These charts reflect the breakdown of pending I-485 cases by country of chargeability, EB category, and priority date month...

08:06 / AOS/CP / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Visa Bulletin

25 Feb 2015

Overview of the New H-4 EAD Rule

As reported in a 24.Feb.2015 NewsFlash on MurthyDotCom, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finalized a regulatory change that will allow certain H-4 dependent spouses to apply for employment authorization documents (EADs). The new regulation will go into effect on May 26, 2015. The...

15:29 / For Families / H-4 Dependents / Legislation / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / USCIS News

25 Feb 2015

U Visa Limit Reached for Sixth Straight Year

For fiscal year 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved 10,000 U petitions, which is the maximum number of U visas available each year. The U visa is a category reserved for qualifying foreign nationals who are victims of certain types of crimes....

08:40 / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Other Work Statuses

24 Feb 2015

NewsFlash! H-4 EAD Rule Approved by OMB!

The Office of Management and Budget has approved the final rule that will allow certain H-4 spouses to apply for employment authorization documents (EAD)! The final rule will go into effect on May 26, 2015. MurthyDotCom will post additional details shortly.Copyright © 2015, MURTHY LAW...

09:43 / For Families / H-4 Dependents / H1B / Legislation / NewsBrief

23 Feb 2015

Green Card Processing Insights from USCIS

In response to questions from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) during a January 21, 2015 teleconference, the USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) Directorate has provided clarifications on some common immigration questions. More specifically, SCOPS addressed issues that may arise when applying to become a...

08:18 / AOS/CP / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

19 Feb 2015

Analysis, Predictions, and Trends: March 2015 Visa Bulletin Update

Each month, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) explains key visa bulletin developments and, when possible, provides predictions for future cutoff date movement. The source of this helpful information is Charles Oppenheim, the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at the DOS. The...

08:40 / AOS/CP / AOS/CP (Family) / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

18 Feb 2015

Planning Ahead in Case of USCIS Office Closures

Snowstorms and other weather emergencies impede traffic and cause a variety of businesses to close or limit operations. And, just like private companies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must also contend with severe weather events from time to time that lead to office...

14:16 / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News

16 Feb 2015

Progress on H-4 EAD Rule

Update (17.Feb.2015) The draft I-765 has been approved. The new form cannot be used, however, until the H-4 EAD rules go into effect. As soon as we get any word regarding when the H-4 EAD rules will be implemented, we will post the information on MurthyDotCom...

15:07 / For Families / H-4 Dependents / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / USCIS News

Murthy Law Firm

Murthy Law Firm’s Recommendations for Improvements to U.S. Immigration System

CBP Introduces Videos for International Travelers to the U.S.

Updated I-485 Pending Inventory: January 2015

Overview of the New H-4 EAD Rule

U Visa Limit Reached for Sixth Straight Year

NewsFlash! H-4 EAD Rule Approved by OMB!

Green Card Processing Insights from USCIS

Analysis, Predictions, and Trends: March 2015 Visa Bulletin Update

Planning Ahead in Case of USCIS Office Closures

Progress on H-4 EAD Rule

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