Employer and PERM Labor Required (unless in the national interest)This immigrant visa category is for members of the professions holding advanced degrees, and foreign nationals of exceptional ability. Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees Employer and PERM Labor RequiredThe USCIS defines an advanced degree as a...
Employer required but PERM/Labor not requiredThis immigrant visa category is designed to facilitate international transfer of executive or managerial personnel within multinational companies.The personnel transfers can be between different branches of the same company, or between different companies with one of the following types of...
(Employer required but PERM/Labor not required.)This employment-based, first preference (EB1) is for "outstanding" academicians - professors and researchers who are internationally recognized for their high level or degree of achievement in their respective academic fields.This category is available to individuals who can prove that they...
Employer and PERM/Labor not requiredThe general requirement is that the individual should have risen to the "top of her/his field of endeavor." (i) as demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim (ii) which should be recognized through extensive documentation and (iii) the foreign national should continue the work...
The USCIS requires that all permanent residents holding the old form I-151, Alien Registration Receipt Card, which was issued before 1979, must apply in person as soon as possible for a new card, Form I-551, Alien Registration Receipt Card, to evidence satisfactory proof of permanent...
For many MurthyDotCom readers, the focus of their lives for years is obtaining U.S. lawful permanent residence (LPR), commonly known as the "green card." They just want to complete the immigration process and hold their I-485 approval notices in their hands. For these people, nothing...
Question 1. Can a person in India, whose family-based green card application is being processed, come to the U.S. on a J-1 visa for a short time?The pending green card application makes it very difficult to obtain a J-1 visa, due to a concept known...
Immigration attorneys often hear this question. It sounds so basic. The trusted, experienced attorney should know such a simple thing, right? But, it is not so simple. This explanation of the timeframes related to employment-based (EB) immigration processing is an effort to clarify the matter...
At the Murthy Law Firm, we receive many questions about immigration petitioning for relatives. While there are many nuances to this topic, we have simplified the initial, fundamental question: who may file for permanent immigration benefits to provide the "green card" for their relatives. These...
