On January 5, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) issued updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding how officers are to adjudicate pending immigrant petitions for alien workers (form I-140) when an employee ports to a new employer under the American Competitiveness...
Answer Yes, this should be fine. Since a master's degree is a more advanced level of education than a bachelor's degree, that master's degree in computer science can be used to qualify for an H1B position requiring only a bachelor's degree. (24.Jan.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior...
Answer Your friend is correct! Generally speaking, once a person has been counted against the H1B cap, that person remains eligible for up to 6 years of H1B time. The fact that another employer submitted a registration for you last year does not change the fact...
Answer No, this is perfectly normal. An individual typically is limited to up to 6 years of H1B time. Generally, however, an H1B petition will not be approved for more than 3 years. (24.Jan.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For...
On January 23, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) held a teleconference aimed at petitioning employers, explaining how companies will soon be able to use the new organizational accounts portal to file I-129 petitions for H1B workers online, along with I-907 requests for...
Compelling success stories related to nonimmigrant status is the topic discussed by Murthy Law Firm attorneys in the January 2024 podcast. The MP3 is available here and can be found in the archive of our teleconferences and podcasts on iTunes. ...
Answer If you are not physically in the United States, you are not in H1B status. Therefore, whether you are working for your H1B employer and/or any other employer, it would not be a violation of your H1B status. In general, U.S. immigration law does not...
Recently, attorneys at the Murthy Law Firm have noticed a troubling trend by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), related to the adjudication of some I-539 applications to change status to B-1 or B-2 filed by H1B workers during their respective 60-day grace periods....
Answer It typically is possible to request admission in H1B status, as long as one's passport, H1B petition, and visa are valid at the time of admission. With an Indian passport, the fact that it expires in 3 months will not prevent the U.S. Customs and...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a final rule in the Federal Register announcing an increase in premium processing fees that will go into effect February 26, 2024. The fee increase is based on the inflation index from June 2021 through June...
