11 Nov 2013

Delays in U.S. Department of Labor iCert System

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) iCert system has, of late, been exhibiting some intermittent technical problems. The iCert system is used for a number of immigration-related processes, including labor condition applications (LCA), which are necessary for the H1B process, and PERM labor certification cases....

17 Oct 2013

NewsFlash! President Signs Bill to End Government Shutdown

Updated 7:00am (Eastern Time - U.S.) At 12:30am Thursday, 17.Oct.2013, President Obama signed a bill to reopen the U.S. government. Federal workers are returning to work today.----- NewsFlash! Senate Deal May End Government Shutdown - Updated 16.Oct.2013: Updated 4:27pm (Eastern Time - U.S.) Speaker Boehner has agreed to not...

16 Aug 2013

FDNS Investigators Contacting End-Clients to Verify Information

The Murthy Law Firm has recently received reports that officers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) Directorate have been contacting end-client companies to verify information contained in pending H1B petitions filed by IT consulting companies. Typically, the...