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15 Jul 2020

NewsFlash: H1B and H-4 Visa Applicants Sue Trump Administration Over President’s Order that Targets Nonimmigrant Workers

A large group of H1B and H-4 visa applicants have filed the first lawsuit against the Trump Administration's June 22, 2020, proclamation that prohibits the admission of certain nonimmigrants. Importantly, the lawsuit not only requests the court to rule on each individual's visa application, but...

29 Jun 2020

MurthyAudio: Murthy Discusses Presidential Proclamation Impacting H1B, L-1, and Certain Other NIV Holders

Late on the evening of June 22, 2020, the Trump Administration issued a Presidential Proclamation that impacts individuals applying for certain nonimmigrant visas (NIVs). Specifically, the travel ban applies to certain NIVs like the H1B, H2B, L-1, certain J holders, and their dependents.There is fear...

11:38 / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / H1B / J-1 Exchange / L-1 / MurthyAudio / Nonimmigrant Family / Travel / Worker

11 Mar 2020

MurthyAudio: Fiscal 2021 H1B Cap Filings – Pre-Registration, What does it Mean?

In this special teleconference for employers, which aired 20.Feb.2020, Murthy Law Firm attorneys provide an overview of the H1B cap. Discussion focuses on the new H1B cap pre-registration, what it means, and the process.The MP3 is available here in the archive of our teleconferences and...

08:39 / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / MurthyAudio / Worker

06 Dec 2019

NewsFlash! USCIS Will Use H1B Registration System for Upcoming Cap Season

This evening, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that "it has completed a successful pilot testing phase and is implementing the registration process in the next H1B lottery."The USCIS will open the initial registration period from March 1 through March 20, 2020. No...

17:30 / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

06 Sep 2019

Potential OPT Cap-Gap Problems After H1B is Denied, Withdrawn, or Revoked

Recent college graduates in F-1 status are sometimes able to bridge the time between the expiration of their optional practical training (OPT) and the October 1st start date of H1B status through a benefit known as "cap gap" OPT. This benefit extends the OPT period...

07:28 / H1B / NewsBrief / Student

29 Mar 2019

NewsFlash! USCIS Updates Premium Processing Info for H1B Cap Cases

This evening, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that premium processing of H1B cap petitions requesting a change of status will begin on May 20, 2019. This means that, within 15 calendar days of May 20, the USCIS will take some adjudicative action...

17:51 / For Individuals / H1B / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

19 Mar 2019

NewsFlash! Premium Processing for H1B Cap Cases Available in Two Phases

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that premium processing for H1B petitions being filed for the fiscal year 2020 cap (i.e., H1B lottery) "…will be offered in a two-phased approach." The first phase will be for cap-subject petitions being filed requesting a change...

14:54 / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

11 Mar 2019

NewsFlash! USCIS Resuming Availability of Premium Processing for All H1B Petitions

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that, beginning Tuesday, March 12, 2019, premium processing service again will be made available for all H1B petitions. Premium processing provides a guarantee that the USCIS will take some adjudicative action on the H1B petition within...

18:36 / H1B / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

25 Feb 2019

H1B Cap Season Reminder: Multiple H1B Filings for Same Beneficiary

As the H1B cap season for fiscal year 2020 (FY20) draws near, more and more inquiries are coming into the Murthy Law Firm from employers and foreign nationals who want to know whether an individual may be the beneficiary of more than one H1B cap-subject...

07:59 / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

12 Apr 2018

NewsFlash! H1B Cap Lottery Completed for FY 2019

Today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has completed the randomized H1B cap lottery selection process. The USCIS reported that it received 190,098 petitions this year, which is a slight reduction from the 199,000 H1B petitions received last year, and is...

16:52 / H1B / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

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