Answer This remains a grey area of the law. Presumably, if you hired a property management company to take care of everything (e.g., listing the property, cleaning it, getting repairs done, etc) a strong argument could be made that this is a passive investment, and therefore...
Answer There is a widespread misconception that President Biden has proposed providing green cards to undocumented immigrants at the expense of those working legally in the United States. In reality, President Biden has proposed a single bill that would both provide a path for undocumented immigrants...
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was sworn in today as the 46th president of the United States, and he has already begun the process of undoing Trump's immigration policies. To start with, by the end of the day, President Biden will have signed several executive orders...
In some cases, it is possible to challenge a denial decision made by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on an application or petition for an immigration benefit. This challenge is made either through the filing of a motion to reopen or reconsider (motion,...
The remaining immigration policies of President Trump and the Biden Administration’s anticipated immigration plans are the topic discussed by Murthy Law Firm attorneys in the first podcast of 2021, recorded January 6th.The MP3 is available here and in the archive of our teleconferences and podcasts...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS), which is responsible for all U.S. embassies and consulates, has provided an updated summary on its plan for the phased resumption of routine visa service across the globe. While this provides the general plan on how it will go...
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly exacerbated delays and backlogs at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). These delays have been especially pronounced with regard to the scheduling of biometrics appointments at application support centers (ASCs) and in the issuance of receipt notices. Update on Biometrics...
For nonimmigrants temporarily in the United States, perhaps the most important date to track is the expiration date of one's I-94 arrival / departure record. The I-94 record used to be issued in paper form by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon arrival...
Answer You cannot cancel or revoke someone else's B-2 visa. (16.Dec.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs here. Copyright © 2020, MURTHY LAW FIRM. All Rights Reserved...
President-Elect Joseph R. Biden has announced that he will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If he is confirmed by the Senate, Mayorkas, who immigrated from Cuba, would be the first Latino and the first...
