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24 Oct 2024

Temporary Initiatives for Lebanese Nationals

On 18.Oct.2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice in the Federal Register offering more specifics on the implementation of the Biden Administration’s directive that authorized deferred enforced departure (DED) for 18 months for eligible Lebanese nationals. Effective 26.Jul.2024, Lebanese nationals covered...

21 Oct 2024

USCIS Announces Adjustments to International Entrepreneur Rule Threshold

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a 10.Oct.2024 policy alert for the USCIS Policy Manual, incorporating recent updates to the investment and revenue requirements to qualify for parole under the international entrepreneur rule. Per regulation, the various key threshold requirements to qualify under the...

06:16 / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

17 Oct 2024

Florida Eases Licensing Requirements for Foreign Trained Doctors

Earlier this year, the State of Florida enacted a new law, known as the Live Healthy initiative, that makes it easier for certain physicians trained abroad to become licensed as physicians in that state. The goal of the law is to increase the number of...

09:22 / For Employers / For Individuals / Medical / NewsBrief / Physicians / Worker

11 Oct 2024

November 2024 Visa Bulletin

Today, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the November 2024 Visa Bulletin. Unfortunately, there is no movement in any of the employment-based categories, with the exception of the EB4 program for certain religious workers, which was reauthorized by Congress through 20.Dec.2024. All cutoff dates...

17:31 / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / Investor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

10 Oct 2024

USCIS Launches New Online PDF Filing Process

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) launched a new online filing process 08.Oct.2024, where an individual can file certain forms online by uploading a completed PDF application rather than completing an online form or physically mailing documents to the USCIS. Although the initial rollout...

11:20 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

07 Oct 2024

Murthy Snapshot: USCIS Clarifies Guidance on EB1(a) Extraordinary Ability Criteria

On October 2, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a policy alert for the USCIS Policy Manual, to clarify how certain eligibility criteria will be evaluated under the employment-based, first preference (EB1) category for persons of extraordinary ability. An overview of the...

12:53 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

03 Oct 2024

Murthy Snapshot: USCIS Clarifies How Retrogression Can Impact CSPA Age Calculations

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance on September 25, 2024, in the USCIS Policy Manual on calculating a dependent child’s age under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). As detailed in the MurthyDotCom InfoArticle, Child Status Protection Act Basics, parts one...

12:26 / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

30 Sep 2024

Navigating Status Verification Issues for Driver’s License Applications and Renewals

In general, each state sets its own rules regarding who is eligible to receive a driver's license. However, under the REAL ID Act of 2005, for a state-issued driver’s license to be a compliant form of identification for official purposes, a state motor vehicle department...

11:42 / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Student / Worker

26 Sep 2024

Overview of Wage Level Determinations

Certain employment-based immigration processes, such as the PERM labor certification and H1B nonimmigrant visa classification, require an employer to obtain a prevailing wage determination from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC). In all applicable immigration processes, the prevailing wage...

10:00 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / InfoArticle / NewsBrief / Resident / Worker

23 Sep 2024

Disclosing an Employee’s Ownership Interest on PERM Applications

The ETA form 9089, application for permanent employment certification (PERM labor certification) asks of employers: “Is the employer a closely held corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship in which the foreign worker has an ownership interest?” As a variety of business arrangements could exist between employers...

11:47 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident

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