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14 Nov 2024

New Administration: President-Elect Trump Taps Several Immigration Hardliners for Administration

Over the past several days, President-elect Donald Trump has selected several people to serve in his administration, which will start on January 20, 2025. All, unsurprisingly, have expressed views that parallel those the President-elect when it comes to immigration issues. Former ICE Director to Serve as...

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07 Nov 2024

USCIS and DOS Policies Impacting People with Unlawful Presence and Advance Parole

As explained in the MurthyDotCom InfoArticle, Differences Between: Lawful Status, Period of Authorized Stay, & Unlawful Presence (19.Apr.2022), leaving the U.S. after a prolonged stay beyond the expiration date of one's I-94 can trigger an automatic three- or ten-year bar. In 2012, the Board of...

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24 Oct 2024

Temporary Initiatives for Lebanese Nationals

On 18.Oct.2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice in the Federal Register offering more specifics on the implementation of the Biden Administration’s directive that authorized deferred enforced departure (DED) for 18 months for eligible Lebanese nationals. Effective 26.Jul.2024, Lebanese nationals covered...

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16 Oct 2024

I mailed my application for advance parole on October 10, 2024. The next day, the USCIS released an updated form I-131, which went into immediate effect. Will the USCIS reject my application?

Answer The USCIS will accept filings using the 04/01/24 edition of form I-131 that are postmarked before October 11, 2024. (16.Oct.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs here.  Copyright ©...

10:43 / FAQs / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / Resident / Travel / USCIS News
07 Oct 2024

Murthy Snapshot: USCIS Clarifies Guidance on EB1(a) Extraordinary Ability Criteria

On October 2, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a policy alert for the USCIS Policy Manual, to clarify how certain eligibility criteria will be evaluated under the employment-based, first preference (EB1) category for persons of extraordinary ability. An overview of the...

12:53 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News
03 Oct 2024

Murthy Snapshot: USCIS Clarifies How Retrogression Can Impact CSPA Age Calculations

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance on September 25, 2024, in the USCIS Policy Manual on calculating a dependent child’s age under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). As detailed in the MurthyDotCom InfoArticle, Child Status Protection Act Basics, parts one...

12:26 / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News