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08 Nov 2019

NewsFlash! USCIS Proposes to Increase Filing Fees for Most Immigration Benefits

This evening, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposed rule to increase filing fees for most types of applications and petitions. It would also add a number of new fees and change certain other immigration benefit request requirements. The proposed rule is...

07 Nov 2019

I am currently working based on H-4 EAD. Can my company sponsor me for a green card under the EB3 category?

Answer Working based on an H-4 EAD typically would have no impact on a company's ability to sponsor you for a green card. As long as you meet the standard requirements, the company can sponsor you for an EB3 position. (07.Nov.2019)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys...

13:12 / Employment Based / FAQs / For Employers / For Families / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident / Worker

31 Oct 2019

New Guidance Clarifies Student & College Obligations in Documenting OPT-Employment Relationship

A student in F-1 status typically is eligible to participate in optional practical training (OPT) upon completion of the degree program or, in some circumstances, before graduation. The purpose of OPT employment is to provide the foreign national student with an opportunity to apply the...

11:22 / For Employers / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Student / Worker

30 Oct 2019

NewsFlash! Premium Processing Fee Increasing by $30

On October 31, 2019, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will publish a final rule in the Federal Register that will increase the premium processing fee to $1,440. This fee increase is scheduled to go into effect 30 days after the final rule is...

09:42 / For Employers / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

25 Oct 2019

Nov 2019 Visa Bulletin Check-In: Updated Predictions

Most months, Charles Oppenheim, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, provides visa bulletin explanations and predictions. Following the release of the November 2019 Visa Bulletin, Mr. Oppenheim provided some updated predictions for fiscal year 2020 (FY20), which...

12:53 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

24 Oct 2019

My H1B petition was filed using premium processing, and an RFE was issued within 15 days. My employer just submitted the RFE response. Will that also be reviewed using premium processing?

Answer Yes, generally speaking, the case will remain in the premium processing track until it is approved or denied. The USCIS normally will issue a final decision - or, less likely, issue a second RFE or a notice of intent to deny (NOID) - within 15...

11:32 / FAQs / For Employers / For Individuals / Worker

21 Oct 2019

H1B Restrictions Increase “Offshoring”

Immigration law has never been more challenging than under the current administration. One area that has gone largely unexplored has been the unintended consequences of how multinational companies tend to react to harsh U.S. immigration policies that target high-skilled workers. Dr. Britta Glennon, Assistant Professor...

08:43 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Worker

14 Oct 2019

Understanding “No-Match Letters” Issued by Social Security Administration

The Social Security Administration (SSA) resumed its practice of issuing employer correction request letters, also known as "no-match letters." A no-match letter is used to notify an employer of an employee whose name and Social Security number (SSN) on a wage and tax statement (form...

08:09 / For Employers / NewsBrief

10 Oct 2019

NewsFlash! New USCIS Forms with New Public Charge Rule Required as of 15 Oct 2019

The new versions of forms I-129, I-539, I-864, and I-485 were posted on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website yesterday. The new I-944 (Declaration of Self-Sufficiency) form has also been put up. These forms now include the updated public charge rule. The USCIS...

10:07 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident / USCIS News / Worker

09 Oct 2019

MurthyAudio: Retaining Top Talent for Managers and Executives

Strategies as to how multinational companies can fast track their most valuable L1B and L1A employees to permanent resident status (commonly referred to as the green card), to avail their services beyond the 5-year and 7-year limits are the topic of this discussion among Murthy...

14:43 / For Employers / NewsBrief / Worker

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NewsFlash! USCIS Proposes to Increase Filing Fees for Most Immigration Benefits

I am currently working based on H-4 EAD. Can my company sponsor me for a green card under the EB3 category?

New Guidance Clarifies Student & College Obligations in Documenting OPT-Employment Relationship

NewsFlash! Premium Processing Fee Increasing by $30

Nov 2019 Visa Bulletin Check-In: Updated Predictions

My H1B petition was filed using premium processing, and an RFE was issued within 15 days. My employer just submitted the RFE response. Will that also be reviewed using premium processing?

H1B Restrictions Increase “Offshoring”

Understanding “No-Match Letters” Issued by Social Security Administration

NewsFlash! New USCIS Forms with New Public Charge Rule Required as of 15 Oct 2019

MurthyAudio: Retaining Top Talent for Managers and Executives

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