15 Aug 2008 ARB: VA Hospitals Not Governmental Research Organization for Prevailing Wage Purpose
The Administrative Review Board (ARB) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has ruled in a case, entitled Matter of U.S. DOL v. Dallas VA Medical Center, that the Dallas Veteran’s Administration Medical Center (DVMC) is not a government research organization. Thus, the DVMC is...25 Jul 2008 Analysis of EB2 Forward Movement in Aug 2008
As reported in last week’s MurthyBulletin, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin holds some very good news in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for nationals of certain countries. The cutoff dates for India and China were advanced in excess of two years...02 May 2008 Possible Multi-Year EAD/AP, I-94 Corrections, and Anticipated AC21 Regulations
The USCIS responded to questions posed by the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s liaison committee and released information in April 2008 regarding a number of matters relevant to MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers. These include consideration of a multi-year Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and Advance Parole (AP)...22 Apr 2008 F-1 OPT Interim Final Rule of April 8, 2008 – Summary and Analysis
The Murthy Law Firm has received from the USCIS a response to a question that was previously unanswered. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a regulation entitled Extending Period of Optional Practical Training by 17 Months for F-1 Nonimmigrant Students With STEM Degrees...29 Feb 2008 Extraordinary Ability and Other Special Options
Information on the topic of immigrant petitions in the employment-based first preference (EB1) and the National Interest Waiver (NIW), employment-based second preference (EB2), categories has been provided for MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers in a series of articles and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). A number of...23 Oct 2007 Meeting at U.S. Consulate, Chennai, India in October 2007
On my recent trip to India, I had the distinct pleasure and opportunity to meet with various key consular officers at the U.S. Consulate in Chennai, India. The meeting was on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 9, 2007 (local time) at the Consulate. The meeting...19 Oct 2007 Updates on July and August 2007 AOS / I-485 Filings
The USCIS provided some updated information on the many July and August I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status (AOS) filings, at an AILA conference held in late September 2007 at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. This information should prove useful to many MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers who...31 Aug 2007 Adjustment of Status and Travel : Your Questions Answered!
Posted at 17:05hin AOS/CP, H-4 Dependents, H1B, Immigrant Family, L-1, L-2 Dependent, NewsBrief, Nonimmigrant Family, Travel
The following questions and answers are based on those frequently posed to the attorneys at the Murthy Law Firm. We are sharing these to clarify information of concern to our clients and the entire immigrant community. MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers are reminded that these responses...