Many of our readers participate in the popular, weekly MurthyChat, one of the free online services offered by the Murthy Law Firm. They may also search past chat transcripts for answers to their own questions. The chat reflects questions that are on the minds of...
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2010 (S. 3932) was introduced in the Senate on September 29, 2010. The bill is sponsored by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NY) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT). While Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) has been claimed as a priority for many years,...
Employment-based permanent immigration (often referred to as the "green card process") is generally a three-part process, starting with a PERM labor certification (LC). The entire green card process is often lengthy and, in many situations, takes years to complete. The basic steps required prior to...
The beginning of each fiscal year marks the start of another U.S. Department of State (DOS) diversity visa (DV) "green card" lottery opportunity. The start of fiscal year 2011 (FY11) on October 1, 2010, means that it is time to begin another lottery cycle for...
As we approach the start of the U.S. government's fiscal year 2011 (FY11), many MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers plan to transition from F-1, or other nonimmigrant statuses, to H1B status. October 1st is the start of a new fiscal year for the U.S. Citizenship and...
Individuals undergoing the immigration process often have a keen and sophisticated grasp of some rather complex aspects of their cases. The priority date is one fundamental, vitally important element in these cases, however, for which an understanding appears to be somewhat illusive. A basic primer...
President Barack Obama signed a law on August 13, 2010, that increases funding for U.S. border security by $600 million. The funding for this increase in security will be paid for, in part, by substantially increasing the fees that some employers must pay when filing...
The USCIS held a public teleconference today, August 19, 2010, to outline some of the details regarding the new fee increase contained in the 2010 Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. The USCIS plans to issue written guidance shortly and is continuing to consider some of...
For the full story, see these articles:Border Security Bill Signed (13.Aug.2010) Border Security Bill Sent to President (13.Aug.2010)The U.S. House and Senate have both passed bills providing for $600 million in increased funding for border security. Included in the bills is an increase in the filing...
For background on this bill, see Border Security Bills Propose Increase in H-1 and L-1 Fees!The U.S. Senate convened a special session on August 12, rather than waiting until September to vote on the $600 million border security bill. The Senate voted to approve the...
