The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) strictly enforces the requirement to file the optional practical training (OPT) application within 30 days of the date the designated school official (DSO) enters the OPT recommendation into the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) record, and...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that any foreign national filing an application for naturalization (form N-400) now may request an original or replacement Social Security number (SSN) or card without having to visit a Social Security Administration (SSA) office. Additionally, the...
Many foreign nationals eagerly await results of the annual H1B lottery. Because there normally are many more applicants than available visas, Murthy Law Firm attorneys discuss strategies for filing nonimmigrant visas when H-1 and L-1 are not available options in the April 2024 podcast in...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) soon will publish a temporary final rule in the Federal Register that will increase the automatic extension period of certain employment authorization documents (EADs) while the form I-765 renewal application is pending. Here are the key points you...
This afternoon, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that that the agency had received enough registrations for unique beneficiaries to meet the regular H1B cap and the advanced degree exemption (i.e., the master's cap) for fiscal year 2025 (FY25). All employers that submitted...
The attorneys in our firm regularly track governmental policies and take action to improve the immigration process for our clients and the immigration community at large. To that end, the Murthy Law Firm recently submitted a letter to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...
Answer There is a good chance that the USCIS will deny the pending I-131 application based on the travel. Unfortunately, the USCIS has a policy that, for initial AP applications – or for applications where the previous AP has expired – the applicant generally must remain...
On March 21, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated the USCIS Policy Manual clarifying certain criteria for expedite requests. The update also provides additional guidance on how to submit expedite requests to the USCIS and how they are processed. Overview of USCIS Policy...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this evening that the registration period for the fiscal year 2025 cap is being extended until noon Eastern Time (U.S.) on March 25, 2024. This extension is being granted due to various technical problems that have occurred...
On March 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the April 2024 Visa Bulletin. For India and China, EB3 remains ahead of EB2 on the final action date chart, which may lead to increased interest in transferring the underlying basis of a pending...
