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01 Oct 2020

Overview of Coming Changes to Premium Processing

On September 30, 2020, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act was signed into law, funding the federal government through December 11, 2020. Included in the bill is a provision that dramatically changes the premium processing service offered by the U.S. Citizenship and...

30 Sep 2020

NewsFlash! Major Changes Being Made to Premium Processing Service

This evening, the U.S. Congress passed a bill to fund the federal government through December 11, 2020. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law this evening.In addition to funding the federal government, the bill also includes some significant changes to the premium...

20:51 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / Student / USCIS News / Worker

30 Sep 2020

Murthy Shares AILA Flyer on Understanding the Visa Bulletin

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has created a shareable flyer to help stakeholders understand the monthly visa bulletin, and the implications of the sudden movement of cutoff dates in the October 2020 Visa Bulletin. The Murthy Law Firm is sharing this flyer with our...

13:30 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

29 Sep 2020

NewsFlash! Federal Court Blocks USCIS From Implementing Scheduled Fee Increase

Today, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction, which blocks the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing a final rule that would have significantly increased most filing fees. This final rule was scheduled to go into effect on October 2, 2020. Copyright ©...

19:48 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Worker

24 Sep 2020

NewsFlash! USCIS Now Says to Use Dates for Filing Chart for Employment-Based Cases!

Moments ago, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reversed course and updated its announcement to allow for use of the more-favorable dates for filing chart in October! Copyright © 2020, MURTHY LAW FIRM. All Rights Reserved...

16:29 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Visa Bulletin / Worker

24 Sep 2020

NewsFlash! Must Use Final Action Chart for Employment-Based Cases in October

Shortly after this announcement the USCIS reversed itself. See the updated information here!-----Regrettably, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that only the less-favorable final action dates in the October 2020 Visa Bulletin may be used for purposes of filing an I-485 adjustment...

15:52 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin / Worker

24 Sep 2020

NewsFlash! USCIS Proposes Eliminating D/S on I-94s for F, J, and I Visa Categories

Today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed eliminating the D/S ("duration of status") designation routinely issued on I-94s for nonimmigrants in F, J, or I status. If the proposed regulation is enacted, I-94s for these categories would instead be issued with a set...

12:09 / F-1 / For Individuals / Immigration / J-1 / NewsBrief / Student / USCIS News

24 Sep 2020

October 2020 Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has finally released the October 2020 Visa Bulletin, which is the first visa bulletin of fiscal year 2021 (FY21). The visa bulletin also includes some encouraging predictions for coming months. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in...

10:42 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin / Worker

22 Sep 2020

NewsFlash! USCIS Re-Implements Public Charge Rule for All I-485 Applications Filed Since Feb. 24, 2020

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that, in light of the recent decision by a federal appeals court to lift the injunction on enforcement of the October 2, 2019 public charge rule, this public charge rule will be applied to all applications...

14:31 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Worker

21 Sep 2020

Biden Campaign Promises Long-Awaited Immigration Relief

As part of his campaign for the White House, Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, has detailed his vision for U.S. immigration policy, should he be elected president. On his campaign website, the former Vice President has posted a lengthy overview of his plan to reform...

14:21 / Citizen / Employment Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Government / Immigration / NewsBrief / Resident / Worker

Murthy Law Firm

Overview of Coming Changes to Premium Processing

NewsFlash! Major Changes Being Made to Premium Processing Service

Murthy Shares AILA Flyer on Understanding the Visa Bulletin

NewsFlash! Federal Court Blocks USCIS From Implementing Scheduled Fee Increase

NewsFlash! USCIS Now Says to Use Dates for Filing Chart for Employment-Based Cases!

NewsFlash! Must Use Final Action Chart for Employment-Based Cases in October

NewsFlash! USCIS Proposes Eliminating D/S on I-94s for F, J, and I Visa Categories

October 2020 Visa Bulletin

NewsFlash! USCIS Re-Implements Public Charge Rule for All I-485 Applications Filed Since Feb. 24, 2020

Biden Campaign Promises Long-Awaited Immigration Relief

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