The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently ruled in IT Serve Alliance v. L. Francis Cissna that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) overstepped its authority in issuing its February 2018 memorandum heightening the evidentiary requirements for H1B petitions filed by...
Under U.S. law, most men are required to register for military Selective Service, more commonly referred to as the "draft." This requirement often comes as a surprise to foreign nationals when they encounter questions about Selective Service registration during the process of applying for naturalization...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that, effective March 21, 2020, it will begin accepting all benefit forms and documents with reproduced signatures. Per the announcement, "[t]his means that a document may be scanned, faxed, photocopied, or similarly reproduced provided that the...
Effective immediately, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is temporarily suspending the availability of premium processing service for all form I-129 and form I-140 petitions. The USCIS will continue to provide premium-processing service for cases for which the I-907 request for premium processing has...
The border between the United States and Mexico has been temporarily closed for nonessential traffic. This follows the closing of the U.S./Canada border earlier this week. Copyright © 2020, MURTHY LAW FIRM. All Rights Reserved...
Attorneys at the Murthy Law Firm will hold a special teleconference on March 25, 2020 at 2:00pm (Eastern Time, U.S.). They will discuss the impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on U.S. immigration. Visit this page the morning of March 25th for details on...
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) has suspended routine nonimmigrant and immigrant visa service at U.S. consulates in most countries around the globe. The DOS is unable to predict when normal service will resume. Applicants with urgent need to travel...
The border between the United States and Canada has been temporarily closed for "nonessential traffic." U.S. and Canadian officials hope this will help to slow the spread of COVID-19, and protect the immigration officials working at the border. Copyright © 2020, MURTHY LAW FIRM. All Rights...
Last night, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is suspending in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices, and application support centers (ASCs), until at least April 1st. This action has been taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The USCIS...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that petitioners initially will not be able to request premium processing service when filing cap-subject H1B petitions. Like last year, the USCIS will offer premium processing service for these cases in two phases. For the first...
