24 Feb 2012

H1B Cap Season and OPT STEM Coordination: Try H1B Twice


As the H1B cap filing season draws near, many F-1 students have concerns about how to best coordinate their eligibility for Optional Practical Training (OPT) with the timing of their employers' cap-subject H1B petitions. Our examination of this matter, as it applies to F-1 students...

17 Feb 2012

FY13 H1B Cap Season: Time to Get Started!

As many MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers are aware, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H1B cap-subject filings for fiscal year 2013 (FY13) as of Monday, April 2, 2012. The significance of April 2nd is that it is the first business day...

03 Feb 2012

U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Arizona Immigration Law

In a development that could have important implications to the U.S. immigration law landscape, the United States Supreme Court has agreed to review Arizona's strict immigration law, known as S.B. 1070. The Arizona law, enacted in April 2010, has been exceptionally controversial since its inception....