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20 Mar 2020

NewsFlash! USCIS Temporarily Suspends Premium Processing for All I-129s and I-140s

Effective immediately, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is temporarily suspending the availability of premium processing service for all form I-129 and form I-140 petitions. The USCIS will continue to provide premium-processing service for cases for which the I-907 request for premium processing has...

19 Mar 2020

Murthy Attorneys Offer Special Teleconference on U.S. Immigration Impacts of COVID-19

Attorneys at the Murthy Law Firm will hold a special teleconference on March 25, 2020 at 2:00pm (Eastern Time, U.S.). They will discuss the impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on U.S. immigration. Visit this page the morning of March 25th for details on...

17:07 / Consulates / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Student / Travel / USCIS News / Visitor / Worker

17 Mar 2020

MurthyAudio: The Public Charge Rule – Implementation at USCIS and DOS

Murthy Law Firm attorneys discuss the Public Charge rule in effect as of 24.Feb.2020, with emphasis on the Form I-129, Form I-485, and at consulates abroad, in this teleconference that aired on March 4, 2020.The MP3 is available here, and is listed in the archive...

09:45 / Consulates / Family Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / MurthyAudio / Resident / USCIS News

16 Mar 2020

NewsFlash! USCIS Temporarily Suspending Premium Processing for H1B Cap Cases

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that petitioners initially will not be able to request premium processing service when filing cap-subject H1B petitions. Like last year, the USCIS will offer premium processing service for these cases in two phases. For the first...

18:15 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Uncategorized / USCIS News / Worker

11 Mar 2020

New York State Residents Barred from Trusted Traveler Programs

The Trump Administration has banned residents of the State of New York from applying for or renewing enrollment in any trusted traveler program, such as Global Entry. These programs are designed to allow pre-approved and low-risk travelers expedited clearance and entry into the United States. Controversy...

08:11 / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Travel / USCIS News

02 Mar 2020

NewsFlash! Start of H1B Registration Period Plagued by Technical Problems

The H1B registration period officially began at noon on Sunday, March 1, 2020; however, stakeholders across the nation are reporting technical problems with the H1B registration tool. In fact, as of the time of this writing, it appears the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...

15:20 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

24 Feb 2020

USCIS to Prioritize EB5 Processing Based on Visa Number Availability

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, effective March 31, 2020, it will no longer adjudicate immigrant petitions by alien investor (form I-526) on a first-in, first-out basis. Rather, the USCIS will prioritize those EB5 petitions in which the immigrant investor has...

08:34 / EB5 Investor / For Individuals / Investor / NewsBrief / USCIS News

17 Feb 2020

New Version of I-9 Form Must be Used Beginning 01 May 2020

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a new version of form I-9, the employment eligibility verification form. Employers may start using the new I-9 form now, but must use it after April 30, 2020. Although the I-9 form appears to be innocuous...

08:15 / For Employers / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

12 Feb 2020

NewsFlash! DOS Seeks to Implement New Public Charge Rule 24.Feb.2020

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) published a notice this morning in the Federal Registrar, requesting emergency processing by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the proposed public charge questionnaire (form DS-5540) by February 24, 2020. The DOS needs the OMB to approve...

10:08 / Consulates / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / USCIS News / Worker

07 Feb 2020

Travel Restrictions Imposed to Prevent Spread of Coronavirus to U.S.

President Trump has issued a proclamation that bars entry to the United States of most foreign nationals who were physically present in China, not including the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, within the 14 days immediately prior to arrival in the United...

16:14 / Consulates / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Student / Travel / USCIS News

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