If the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) denies a petition or application, the petitioner or applicant generally has a deadline of thirty (30) days to file a motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider (MTR). In some cases, there is also an option...
There is little-to-no movement of cutoff dates from the previous month in the final action (FA) chart of the January 2017 Visa Bulletin, which was released this afternoon by the U.S. Department of State (DOS). In the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category, the cutoff date...
The U.S. Consulate in Chennai has Issued this Notice on its WebSite The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai will resume routine services on Thursday, December 8, 2016. Only applicants with appointments for an interview on December 8 should appear for an interview. Visa applicants with appointments for December 5-7...
On November 25, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice of a proposed revision to the collection of information for USCIS Form I-612, Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement. The I-612 is required under Section 212(e) of the Immigration...
Representatives of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) recently addressed some common questions regarding the completion of the training plan for STEM OPT students (form I-983). A number of important topics were discussed, including the issue of potentially placing an F-1 STEM OPT student...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule on November 18, 2016, entitled Retention of EB1, EB2, and EB3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers. This new regulation was first proposed in late 2015, as outlined in the MurthyDotCom...
An advance copy of the final rule, entitled Retention of EB1, EB2, and EB3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers, has been released; it is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Friday, November 18, 2016. It is scheduled to...
Due to his campaign rhetoric vowing to toughen immigration rules and enforcement, many immigrants and nonimmigrants are nervous about how the recent election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States will impact their lives. The Murthy Law Firm understands how...
Last week, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the December 2016 Visa Bulletin. Once again, there is no change in the dates for filing (DF) chart from the previous month. As for the final action (FA) chart, the priority date movement is fairly consistent...
On October 21, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the updated version of the extreme hardship policy section of its policy manual. This section guides USCIS adjudicators on determining extreme hardship to qualifying relatives for discretionary waivers of inadmissibility. The guidance becomes...
