The purpose of the labor certification process is to protect U.S. workers. It is a certification from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that there are not able, willing, and qualified U.S. workers available for the offered employment or position. The labor certification is the...
Details of the alien registration requirement, which had been announced by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on 25.Feb.2025, have now been released. Effective 11.Apr.2025, foreign nationals who are subject to the new registration mandate must comply with the registration requirement via an online...
This evening, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the April 2025 Visa Bulletin. There is some forward movement in most of the oversubscribed categories, and retrogression in the EB5 unreserved category. All cutoff dates listed refer to those in the final action chart (i.e.,...
This evening, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the March 2025 Visa Bulletin. Similar to the February 2025 Visa Bulletin, there is some progress in some of the oversubscribed categories, while others (e.g., EB1) remain stubbornly stuck in place. All cutoff dates listed refer...
At the Murthy Law Firm, we are regularly asked whether using premium processing increases the risk that a case may be issued a request for evidence (RFE). We have not necessarily seen a significant increase in the issuance of RFEs for cases filed in premium...
On Tuesday, 10.Dec.2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule to permanently implement the rule that automatically extends the validity of certain employment authorization documents (EADs) based on a pending, timely filed application to extend employment authorization. The final rule will...
The PERM labor certification is the first in a three-step process in the majority of employment-based green card cases. A key component of the PERM process is the labor market test, where an employer runs a series of advertisements to recruit for the sponsored position...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the January 2025 Visa Bulletin. In January, there is modest movement in some of the oversubscribed categories from the previous month. The DOS also provides some vague predictions regarding the EB5 program. All cutoff dates listed refer...
Generally, a foreign national is limited to a maximum duration of stay of six years in H1B status, but the law provides several exemptions to this limit. Most common exemptions include extensions in three and one-year increments. This article focuses on extensions in one-year increments...
Today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, if a report of immigration medical examination and vaccination record (form I-693) is required for an adjustment of status application (form I-485), it must be filed at the same time as the I-485. Failure to...
