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22 Feb 2016

Sheela Murthy Meets with Senior Officials at U.S. Consulate in Chennai

Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was in India in January 2016. A meeting was scheduled for the 22nd. Accompanied by team members from the firm's liaison office in Chennai, Murthy met with the Chief of the Nonimmigrant Visa Section, Lindsey L. Rothenberg,...

11 Feb 2016

Extensive H1B Processing Delays Due to Increased H1B Amendment Filings

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has acknowledged noticeable delays in processing H1B petitions. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) raised concerns over these delays in a call with USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) on February 3, 2016. A prime cause of the delays...

07:50 / For Employers / H1B / NewsBrief / USCIS News

02 Feb 2016

Proposed DHS Regulation Provides Additional Grace Periods

The rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on December 30, 2015, entitled Retention of EB1, EB2, and EB3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers, includes a number of different provisions. While parts of the proposed rule are disappointing,...

08:07 / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / Homeland Security / L-1 / NewsBrief / Worker

25 Jan 2016

Details on Added Fees for Certain H1B and L-1 Petitions

As previously discussed on MurthyDotCom, the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress in December 2015 included provisions that increase an already hefty filing fee for H1B and L-1 petitions filed by companies that meet certain requirements. As of December 18, 2015 - the date the bill...

08:12 / For Employers / H1B / L-1 / Legislation / NewsBrief / USCIS News

21 Jan 2016

AC21 and Interfiling Rules Used to Obtain I-485 Approval

There are two strategies commonly used by those with pending adjustment-of-status (form I-485) applications to make job changes without disrupting their respective cases. One option is to argue that the move is to a same or similar job, thus qualifying for portability purposes under the...

08:30 / AOS/CP / For Employers / Success Story

20 Jan 2016

Time to Plan for the FY17 H1B Cap Season

On Friday, April 1, 2016, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting H1B cap-subject case filings for fiscal year 2017 (FY17). April 1st may seem a long time from today, but employers and potential H1B workers would be wise to begin the...

08:07 / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / NewsBrief

18 Jan 2016

New Year’s Reminders for Employers (Part 3 of 3)

This series of articles has been updated. Please find the updated version of Part 3....

08:52 / AOS/CP / For Employers / NewsBrief / Resident / Student

08 Jan 2016

I-140 EAD Proposal is Limited and Restrictive

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a proposed rule, on December 30, 2015, entitled "Retention of EB1, EB2, and EB3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers." Included in the proposed rule is the long-awaited provision for the ability to obtain an...

11:44 / AOS/CP / For Employers / Homeland Security / Immigrant Petition (I-140) / NewsBrief

06 Jan 2016

New Year’s Reminders for Employers (Part 2 of 3)

Please find the updated version of this MurthyDotCom NewsBrief here. ...

08:10 / NewsBrief

30 Dec 2015

NewsFlash! Proposed Rule Would Provide Improved Job Flexibility, Grace Periods, and More!

This morning, a proposed rule was published in the Federal Register that would provide a number of immigration benefits, including grace periods for certain nonimmigrant workers, improved job flexibility, and greater clarity on a number of existing immigration rules. Some of these benefits include:Once an...

09:45 / For Employers / Immigrant Petition (I-140) / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

Murthy Law Firm

Sheela Murthy Meets with Senior Officials at U.S. Consulate in Chennai

Extensive H1B Processing Delays Due to Increased H1B Amendment Filings

Proposed DHS Regulation Provides Additional Grace Periods

Details on Added Fees for Certain H1B and L-1 Petitions

AC21 and Interfiling Rules Used to Obtain I-485 Approval

Time to Plan for the FY17 H1B Cap Season

New Year’s Reminders for Employers (Part 3 of 3)

I-140 EAD Proposal is Limited and Restrictive

New Year’s Reminders for Employers (Part 2 of 3)

NewsFlash! Proposed Rule Would Provide Improved Job Flexibility, Grace Periods, and More!

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