Answer There is a bill that has been proposed in Congress to carry over about 90,000 unused immigrant visa numbers to the new fiscal year; however, at this point, it is merely a proposal. There is some bipartisan support for it in Congress, but, at this...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has expanded its credit card payment pilot program to the Texas Service Center (TSC). Under this expanded program, if a petitioner files an immigrant petition for alien worker (form I-140) at the TSC with a request for premium...
Under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), qualifying Canadian and Mexican nationals can work in the United States in a wide range of positions under the USMCA professionals (TN) classification. Although the TN classification has some key limitations, in many cases it can provide employers with a...
Answer Unfortunately, we do not yet have any updates on this rule. As we indicated on MurthyDotCom, although the rule was slated for release in September 2021, this date was subject to change. We are still hopeful that the rule will be released in the near...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking intended to preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA was initially created in 2012 by the Obama Administration, and it provides certain temporary protections and benefits...
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that, effective October 1, 2021, the COVID-19 vaccination will be added to the list of required vaccinations for foreign nationals applying for permanent residency in the United States (i.e., a green card). The U.S....
Answer No, that is not correct. We do not have any way of tracking how many of these cases have been adjudicated by the USCIS, but we can confirm that at least some of the I-485 applications the Murthy Law Firm filed for I-140 downgrade cases...
Answer We cannot verify whether the specific call you received was legitimate, but we can confirm that we have recently received a number of legitimate calls like this from USCIS officers.To be clear, this is not how the USCIS normally operates. You should be skeptical of...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently held its monthly YouTube program with Charlie Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division. The October 2021 Visa Bulletin included predictions, but Mr. Oppenheim provided some additional information during the program. Most notably, he provided more...
A U.S. federal district court has preliminarily approved a settlement agreement related to H1B petitions filed for market research analyst positions. The lawsuit stems from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) taking a stand that the position of a market research analyst is not...
