There are no real surprises in the March 2017 Visa Bulletin. There is no movement in the dates for filing (DF) chart, and the final action (FA) chart advances are about what was expected. This month's visa bulletin also includes a number of predictions for...
Today, President Trump stated that he will be "issuing a new executive action next week that will comprehensively protect our country." He further vowed to appeal the court decision that is currently blocking the travel ban he initiated via a January 27, 2017 executive order....
Retired Marine Corps General John F. Kelly was officially sworn in as the fifth Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on January 20, 2016. Secretary Kelly replaces former secretary Jeh Johnson, who served in the role under President Obama since December of...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released supplement J, a new form to be used in conjunction with applications to adjust status (form I-485). Supplement J serves to provide confirmation of a bona fide job offer or to notify the USCIS in cases...
This evening, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's decision to temporarily prevent the government from enforcing a travel ban implemented via executive order on January 27, 2017. The travel ban has not been in effect since a federal district court granted...
Over the past couple of weeks, we at the Murthy Law Firm have received scores of inquiries regarding President Trump's January 27, 2017 executive order that instituted a travel ban on foreign nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, and...
The March 2017 Visa Bulletin was released this afternoon. As usual, there is no movement in the dates for filing (DF) chart. In the final action (FA) chart, the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India advances by six weeks, to June 1, 2008. EB2...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed that it is continuing to adjudicate petitions and applications filed on behalf of foreign nationals from the seven "travel ban" countries. The full statement from the USCIS reads as follows: USCIS continues to adjudicate applications and petitions...
Late on Friday, February 3, 2017, a federal judge ordered a temporary halt nationwide to the travel ban that had applied to nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. This travel ban, which was instituted by President Trump via executive order, had...
These are trying times in the world of U.S. immigration law. We at the Murthy Law Firm understand that many of you are worried about what the future may hold. Justifiably, as employees, you are concerned about your lives and your authorization to work in...
