16 Aug 2013

FDNS Investigators Contacting End-Clients to Verify Information

The Murthy Law Firm has recently received reports that officers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) Directorate have been contacting end-client companies to verify information contained in pending H1B petitions filed by IT consulting companies. Typically, the...

13 Aug 2013

Department of State FAQs on Same-Sex Marriage Benefits

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) addressing issues pertaining to the availability of immigration benefits to same-sex spouses. Similar to the FAQs recently published by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), as discussed in the NewsBrief, Clarification...