Answer If these are prizes with little or no cash value (e.g., trophies), that would be fine. If there are actual prizes of value, the answer may depend on the situation. Before entering in the competition, you should speak with an immigration attorney to discuss the...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a proposed rule in December 2015, entitled Retention of EB1, EB2, and EB3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers. As indicated in our January 8, 2016 NewsBrief, I-140 EAD Proposal is Limited and Restrictive,...
The Murthy Law Firm is pleased to report that we resolved an incorrect fraud finding that had kept an H1B worker from returning to the United States for two years. The issue came to light when this individual went to Canada to renew his H1B...
Answer No, the original I-140 approval notice is not needed for PD retention. Just reference the approved case receipt number information and include a copy of the approval, if available. The USCIS has all the information on the old case - they are the ones who...
Answer The H-4 EAD allows unrestricted employment authorization. So, one may work in virtually any type of position, including self-employment (e.g., managing rental properties). As for earnings from stock, if this were passive income (like dividends, capital gains, etc) from routine stock market investments, an EAD...
Answer It can be tried. There are technicalities that started causing some problems in situations such as this. But, we found strategies that have worked to allow the request for the unused remainder time, even years later. (29.Feb.2016)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and...
On February 9, 2016, New York City (NYC) Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner of the NYC Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), Carmelyn P. Malalis, announced that the CCHR has been designated as an agency authorized to provide U and T visa certification. This makes the...
Answer There is no minimum time period one has to wait to apply for an F-2 visa in this situation. The two categories have very different requirements and an L1B denial does not necessarily mean that one is ineligible for F-2. I would suggest getting some...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule that became effective on February 16, 2016, which provides a few revisions to several nonimmigrant visa categories and one immigrant visa category. More specifically, the revisions impact the H1B1 (specialty occupation professionals who are citizens...
The law limits the amount of time an individual is permitted to remain in the United States in H1B or L-1 status. However, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) permits a person in H1B or L-1 status to recapture time spent outside the United...
