For many MurthyDotCom readers, the focus of their lives for years is obtaining U.S. lawful permanent residence (LPR), commonly known as the "green card." They just want to complete the immigration process and hold their I-485 approval notices in their hands. For these people, nothing...
Question 1. Can a person in India, whose family-based green card application is being processed, come to the U.S. on a J-1 visa for a short time?The pending green card application makes it very difficult to obtain a J-1 visa, due to a concept known...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for March 2012 continues the recent advancement trend for cutoff dates in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China. The EB2 cutoff date in March 2012 is May 1, 2010. This cutoff date movement...
Parts 1 and 2 of this article examine some of the major immigration developments in 2011, and analyze the potential impact of those developments for 2012. We previously discussed the forward movement of the EB2 India and China cutoff dates in the visa bulletin. Here...
The U.S. Department of State has released the Visa Bulletin for March 2012. As expected, the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category cutoff date continues to advance. The advancement of four months for EB2 India and China brings the March 2012 cutoff date to May 1,...
This series of articles examines some of the key immigration developments of 2011. We discuss how these developments could affect MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers in 2012 and make recommendations for strategic planning on the U.S. immigration law front in 2012. Our focus here is the...
With the forward movement of the employment-based, second preference (EB2) cutoff dates, which primarily benefit individuals born in India and China, many people are anxiously awaiting the day when they will be able to file their applications to adjust status to permanent residence (Form I-485)....
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Office has confirmed that EB2 priority dates will advance again in the March 2012 Visa Bulletin. The exact amount of forward movement is not yet known, as it largely depends upon case filing rates. The DOS projects that...
Many people are currently planning to file adjustment of status (I-485) applications. We at the Murthy Law Firm take this opportunity to remind all adjustment applicants that the I-693 medical form was changed as of January 1, 2012. If a medical examination occurred on or...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced that the U.S. Consulate at Chennai, India stopped processing immigrant visa (IV) petitions as of January 1, 2012. The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and U.S. Consulate in Mumbai are now the only locations in India conducting interviews...
