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23 Sep 2011

USCIS Failure to Send Original Approval Notices to Attorneys

On September 19, 2011, the Murthy Law Firm began receiving "courtesy copies" of case approval notices (Form I-797C) from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), rather than the "original" approval notices (I-797A or I-797B). This is at variance with long standing procedures, and was...

16 Sep 2011

October 2011 Visa Bulletin: Forward Movement for EB2 India / China

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued the October 2011 Visa Bulletin, the first in the federal government's 2012 fiscal year (FY12). The most remarkable development, effective in October, is the substantial forward movement in the employment- based, second preference (EB2) category for India...

17:17 / AOS/CP / Employment Based / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

19 Aug 2011

September 2011 Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued the September 2011 Visa Bulletin. This is the final Visa Bulletin for the federal government's fiscal year (FY) 2011. The employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China will remain unchanged in the month of September...

22:33 / AOS/CP / Employment Based / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

12 Aug 2011

Diversity Visa Lottery Update

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently conducted a second random lottery to select "winners" of the 2012 Diversity Visa (DV) lottery. The DV 2012 new "winners" have been finalized and posted. All DV 2012 applicants must check the official lottery website in order to...

21:04 / AOS/CP / Green Card Lottery / Legislation / NewsBrief

04 Aug 2011

USCIS Announcement to Encourage Entrepreneurs to the U.S.

In an unexpected and encouraging move, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an initiative on August 2, 2011, to encourage immigrant entrepreneurs and start-up companies to the United States. This USCIS initiative will be especially helpful to people from countries like India and...

19:28 / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / NewsBrief / Other Work Statuses

22 Jul 2011

Murthy Takes Action: Input on AC21 Regulations

The American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, known as AC21, became law more than a decade ago. As of this writing, the USCIS has issued neither proposed nor final regulations interpreting the provisions of AC21. Rather, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has...

22:39 / AOS/CP / NewsBrief / USCIS News

22 Jul 2011

DOS Warnings Advise Against Travel to Mexico

On July 15, 2011, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued a travel warning to U.S. citizens living in or traveling to Mexico. We advise MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers of this warning, as it voices concerns of possible violence aimed at the U.S. Consulate in...

16:09 / AOS/CP / Consulates / For Individuals / H1B / NewsBrief / Travel

17 Jun 2011

Murthy Success Story: Mandamus Resolves I-485 Delayed Over Five Years

Many MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers are among those who have to wait for years to obtain their permanent residence (or "green cards") due to their priority dates and/or immigrant visa numbers not being current. There are other individuals who also find themselves waiting, often for...

19:35 / AOS/CP / Success Story

10 Jun 2011

CIS Ombudsman’s Office Updates: 2011

The Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Ombudsman, January Contreras, addressed matters of concern in May 2011 at an American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) meeting attended by a number of attorneys from the Murthy Law Firm. The CIS Ombudsman's role is to assist with U.S. Citizenship...

17:11 / AOS/CP / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

20 May 2011

H1B Portability: A Change in USCIS Policy? Part 2 of 2

[Part 1 of this news article, H1B Portability: A Change in USCIS Policy? Part 1 of 2 (13.May.2011), is available on MurthyDotCom.]In Part 1 of this article, a narrowing of the USCIS's interpretation of the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21) was discussed...

18:01 / AOS/CP / Employment Based / For Employers / H-4 Dependents / H1B / NewsBrief / Student / USCIS News

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