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21 Oct 2011

Posted at 19:08hin AOS/CP, Employment Based, Immigrant Family, Legislation, NewsBrief, Resident, Visa Bulletin
A bill entitled the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R. 3012) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on September 22, 2011. This proposal would eliminate the country-based eligibility limits for employment-based (EB) visa numbers. If passed, this bill would significantly change the system...

23 Sep 2011

Posted at 19:07hin AOS/CP, NewsBrief, Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued an announcement dated September 15, 2011 stating that all employment-based (EB) visa numbers for fiscal year 2011 (FY11) have been utilized. This means that no more immigrant visa numbers are available in the EB categories until October 1,...

02 Sep 2011

Posted at 18:23hin EB2 National Interest Waiver, For Employers, H1B, NewsBrief, PERM Labor
In Part I (26.Aug.2011) of this NewsBrief, MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers were informed of August 2, 2011 policy announcements from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), intended to facilitate immigration benefits for foreign national entrepreneurs. That article discussed the potential use of the H1B...

10 Aug 2011

Posted at 19:02hin Blog, Immigration
As the European debt crisis deepens and U.S. markets continue their roller-coaster ride following the debt-ceiling debacle and the debt-rating downgrade, Washington policymakers are on the lookout for ways to stimulate a slumping economy. It’s about time. Throughout the debt-ceiling standoff, many Americans wondered aloud...

04 Aug 2011

Posted at 19:28hin EB5 Investor, Employment Based, For Employers, For Individuals, H1B, NewsBrief, Other Work Statuses
In an unexpected and encouraging move, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an initiative on August 2, 2011, to encourage immigrant entrepreneurs and start-up companies to the United States. This USCIS initiative will be especially helpful to people from countries like India and...

03 Nov 2010

Posted at 19:48hin Blog, Immigration
As reported to followers of the MurthyBlog in September, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will change filing fees for immigration paperwork – increasing most fees by an average of ten percent – effective November 23rd. (See USCIS: New Filing Fees Take Effect November...