The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has created a shareable flyer to help stakeholders understand the monthly visa bulletin, and the implications of the sudden movement of cutoff dates in the October 2020 Visa Bulletin. The Murthy Law Firm is sharing this flyer with our...
Today, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction, which blocks the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from implementing a final rule that would have significantly increased most filing fees. This final rule was scheduled to go into effect on October 2, 2020. Copyright ©...
Moments ago, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reversed course and updated its announcement to allow for use of the more-favorable dates for filing chart in October! Copyright © 2020, MURTHY LAW FIRM. All Rights Reserved...
Shortly after this announcement the USCIS reversed itself. See the updated information here!-----Regrettably, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that only the less-favorable final action dates in the October 2020 Visa Bulletin may be used for purposes of filing an I-485 adjustment...
Answer No, there typically would be no need to wait. Under normal circumstances, if the priority date is current, it is possible to file an I-485 while the I-140 is still pending. (24.Sep.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information...
Answer Generally speaking, one must be in the United States in valid status to file an I-485. Otherwise, one typically would apply for an immigrant visa at a U.S. consulate.An I-485 is not used when applying for an immigrant visa at a consulate. Depending on the...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has finally released the October 2020 Visa Bulletin, which is the first visa bulletin of fiscal year 2021 (FY21). The visa bulletin also includes some encouraging predictions for coming months. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in...
In the typical employment-based permanent residence (commonly, "green card") case, the second stage of the three-stage process is the employer's Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, filed on the I-140 form. One of the essential aspects of the I-140 is the requirement that the sponsoring employer...
204(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) governs the eligibility for certain continued immigration benefits to surviving family members through a deceased qualifying relative. 204(l) applies to the principal and any derivative beneficiaries of a pending or approved family-based visa petition, any derivative beneficiaries...
Answer The new fiscal year starts on October 1, 2020, and with it, a new annual allotment of immigrant visas. Priority dates likely will advance in October, but we do not know yet how much movement there will be. (20.Aug.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide...
