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16 Jan 2012

U.S. Consulate at Chennai Stops Immigrant Visa Processing

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...

30 Dec 2011

Motions and Appeals as Options After USCIS Denial

After the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued denials of applications and petitions, many individuals and companies seek help by contacting us at the Murthy Law Firm with their inquiries. It is sometimes possible to challenge the decision of the USCIS by filing...

19:43 / AOS/CP / AOS/CP (Family) / Employment Based / Family Based / Green Card Lottery / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident

16 Dec 2011

USCIS to Improve EB5 Immigrant Investor Program

The Employment Creation Immigrant Visa (EB5) program was established to provide the means for a foreign national investor to secure permanent residence (a "green card") by investing in a U.S. business, thereby, creating jobs for U.S. workers. Historically, the program has been fraught with problems....

17:55 / EB5 Investor / Family Based / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / USCIS News

02 Dec 2011

Success Story: Visitor’s Visa Approved After Repeated Denials

Many people have faced the disappointment of denial when requesting the B-1/B-2 visitors' visas. These difficulties are often faced by relatives trying to gain permission to come to the United States for a visit. Most denials are due to presumed immigrant intent. It is sometimes...

20:45 / Nonimmigrant Family / Success Story / Visitor

02 Dec 2011

Priority Date Finally Current! How Soon Should I-485 be Filed?

Numerous questions have been generated by movement of the EB2 cutoff date for India and China, as reflected in the U.S. Department of State (DOS) visa bulletin during the early portion of fiscal year 2012 (FY12). Among these is one important series of questions concerning...

15:57 / AOS/CP / Employment Based / Family Based / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Physicians / Resident / Travel / Visa Bulletin

25 Nov 2011

USCIS Error in NBC G-28s: Notices Misdirected to Applicants

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently acknowledged problems with data transmission involving the National Benefits Center (NBC). The NBC had not been receiving proper information regarding the entry of appearance for attorneys and representatives (Form G-28). As a result, important case-related notices were...

22:14 / AOS/CP / Family Based / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / USCIS News

18 Nov 2011

Centralized L-1 Blanket Visa Processing in Chennai, India

The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India recently announced a change in L-1 visa application procedures within India. As of December 1, 2011, all L-1 visa applications filed under an approved L-1 blanket case must be submitted to the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai, India....

14:40 / Consulates / For Employers / L-1 / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family

28 Oct 2011

Visa Bulletin Predictions: Significant EB2 Movement

The subject of the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin cutoff date movement is extremely important to many MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers. We provide predictions only when they are based upon reliable information. What follows is such reliable information, as it was shared by...

19:49 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / Family Based / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

21 Oct 2011

New H1B Filing After 221(g) Visa Refusal at U.S. Consulate Abroad

H1B visa refusals have become common for those working within the IT consulting industry, as regular MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers are aware. These problems have made travel abroad by H1B employees risky, if a new visa is required for reentry to the United States. This...

19:15 / Consulates / For Employers / H-4 Dependents / H1B / Investigation / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Travel

21 Oct 2011

Immigration Bill Would Eliminate Per-Country Quota in EB & Increase FB Quotas

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...

19:08 / AOS/CP / Employment Based / Immigrant Family / Legislation / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

Murthy Law Firm

U.S. Consulate at Chennai Stops Immigrant Visa Processing

Motions and Appeals as Options After USCIS Denial

USCIS to Improve EB5 Immigrant Investor Program

Success Story: Visitor’s Visa Approved After Repeated Denials

Priority Date Finally Current! How Soon Should I-485 be Filed?

USCIS Error in NBC G-28s: Notices Misdirected to Applicants

Centralized L-1 Blanket Visa Processing in Chennai, India

Visa Bulletin Predictions: Significant EB2 Movement

New H1B Filing After 221(g) Visa Refusal at U.S. Consulate Abroad

Immigration Bill Would Eliminate Per-Country Quota in EB & Increase FB Quotas

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