The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule on November 18, 2016, entitled Retention of EB1, EB2, and EB3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers. This new regulation was first proposed in late 2015, as outlined in the MurthyDotCom...
Answer One in this situation generally is permitted to travel, but must reenter the U.S. before expiration of the current AP/EAD card. (21.Nov.2016)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law in real time. For details on...
Answer One in this situation needs to make a Service Request to the USCIS. If the notice was returned to the USCIS, it generally can be resent with the correct address. (21.Nov.2016)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that...
An advance copy of the final rule, entitled Retention of EB1, EB2, and EB3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers, has been released; it is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Friday, November 18, 2016. It is scheduled to...
Last week, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the December 2016 Visa Bulletin. Once again, there is no change in the dates for filing (DF) chart from the previous month. As for the final action (FA) chart, the priority date movement is fairly consistent...
Answer Generally speaking, one is permitted to travel while the I-485 is pending, assuming that one has a valid advance parole document. One would need to return before the expiration of the AP. (14.Nov.2016)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide...
On October 21, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released the updated version of the extreme hardship policy section of its policy manual. This section guides USCIS adjudicators on determining extreme hardship to qualifying relatives for discretionary waivers of inadmissibility. The guidance becomes...
This afternoon, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the December 2016 Visa Bulletin. In the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category, the cutoff date for India moves ahead by three months, to February 1, 2008. EB2 China advances by just over two months, to September...
Answer Unfortunately, this is a difficult scenario. The GC spouse needs to file an I-130 in the FB2A category, but this can have a priority date wait of several years. The foreign national can potentially come on a nonimmigrant visa of his/her own, such as an...
Answer In general, the I-140 would not be affected by the filing of a family-based petition. It is generally fine to have multiple GC cases filed/pending at the same time. (07.Nov.2016)Questions frequently reach us from students on a variety of matters. This is a sample question,...
