With arbitrary denials of H1B cases on the rise since 2017, Murthy Law Firm attorneys discuss litigation trends and strategies to sue the federal government, in this teleconference from May 6, 2020. Denials for other case types, such as H-4 EAD and L, are also...
The Murthy Law Firm continues to be successful against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in federal court, this time over an H1B petition initially denied based on lack of availability of work and the employer's right to control the H1B worker. Although another...
The Murthy Law Firm recently scored another legal victory in federal court, suing the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) over an H1B petition denial based on lack of specialty occupation. Our legal team examined the denial and concluded that the legal reasoning used by...
The Murthy Law Firm regularly represents foreign nationals applying under the EB1(a) category as persons of extraordinary ability. The approval of the Murthy Law Firm in this case was for a clinical researcher and medical device assessor. This client graciously granted permission for the Murthy...
The Murthy Law Firm regularly represents foreign nationals applying under the EB1(a) category for persons of extraordinary ability. The approval of the Murthy Law Firm in this case was for a journalist and documentarian. The client granted permission for the Murthy Law Firm to share...
The Murthy Law Firm regularly represents foreign nationals in applying under the EB2 national interest waiver (NIW) category. The approval in this case is for an information technology researcher and industry executive in the field of Robotics. The client has granted permission for the Murthy...
On May 14, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reaffirmed the I-140 petition approval in Matter of V-S-G, Inc. and, shortly thereafter, approved the applicant's I-485. This represents a huge victory for beneficiaries of approved I-140s and pending I-485s who port to...
The Murthy Law Firm is pleased to report on the recent, hard-fought approval of another I-485 adjustment-of-status (commonly, "green card") application. Represented by another law firm for the I-485 filing, the individual in this case engaged the Murthy Law Firm after he received a notice...
As previously reported, the big news for employment-based immigrants is the adopted decision of Matter of V-S-G- Inc., recognizing that an employee waiting for the approval of the adjustment-of-status application (form I-485) has a recognized legal interest in the underlying I-140 petition. When Matter of...
On November 11, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Memorandum announcing that it has adopted the administrative appeals office (AAO) decision in Matter of V-S-G- Inc. The AAO decision recognized that, contrary to previous USCIS policy, a foreign national beneficiary, who...
