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20 Jan 2018

Government Shutdown Now in Effect

A partial shutdown of the federal government is now in effect because Congress was unable to pass a new budget or continuing resolution. This also means that several immigration programs, including the regional center portion of the employment-based, fifth preference immigrant investor program is temporarily...

19 Jan 2018

NewsFlash! Supreme Court to Hear Travel Ban Case

This afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the legal challenge to the latest travel ban imposed by President Trump. The travel ban applies to citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Chad, Yemen, along with citizens of North Korea and some government officials from...

14:43 / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Travel

16 Jan 2018

NewsFlash! Trump Administration Asking Supreme Court to Overturn DACA Injunction

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking the unorthodox step of asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal district court's nationwide injunction blocking the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In addition, the DOJ has appealed this decision...

17:13 / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief

16 Jan 2018

February 2018 Visa Bulletin: Slight Movement, Short-Term Predictions

The February 2018 Visa Bulletin was released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) this afternoon. China sees some slightly faster-than-expected movement in the employment-based categories, but the rest is largely in line with previous predictions. This upcoming visa bulletin also includes some predictions for...

17:06 / AOS/CP / AOS/CP (Family) / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / Family Based / For Families / Immigrant Family / Investor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

15 Jan 2018

USCIS Resumes Accepting DACA Renewal Applications Following Court Order

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is now, once again, accepting applications to renew benefits under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This comes following a preliminary injunction issued by a federal district court on January 9, 2018, temporarily preventing the Trump...

11:44 / For Families / Immigrant Family / Legislation / NewsBrief

10 Jan 2018

MurthyAudio: H-4 EAD Under the Trump Administration

Murthy Law Firm attorneys discuss the fate of the program that allows certain H-4 spouses to apply for employment authorization documents (EADs) in this special teleconference held on January 9, 2018 for members of the Telugu Association of North America (TANA). Now this discussion is...

15:48 / For Families / H-4 Dependents / MurthyAudio / Nonimmigrant Family

10 Jan 2018

Federal Judge Delivers Temporary Relief for DACA Recipients

Last night, a federal judge in California temporarily blocked the Trump Administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Per the court order, anyone who had DACA status as of the date President Trump ordered that the program be rescinded, September 5,...

10:09 / For Families / For Individuals / Legislation / NewsBrief / USCIS News

09 Jan 2018

TPS for El Salvador Being Terminated, Effective September 9, 2019

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on January 8, 2018 that the temporary protected status (TPS) designation for certain nationals of El Salvador will be terminated as of September 9, 2019. Under the Trump Administration, the DHS has announced the termination of TPS...

16:52 / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief

08 Jan 2018

Am I allowed to enter on ESTA and then apply for a green card through my U.S. citizen wife?

Answer Entering as a visitor (either using ESTA or a B-1/B-2 visa), and then filing for permanent residence normally would be considered fraud, particularly if the filing took place within 90 days of entry as a visitor. (08.Jan.2018)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and...

15:44 / FAQs / For Families / For Individuals / Visitor

22 Dec 2017

NewsFlash! Government Shutdown Again Temporarily Avoided, EB5 Extended

Once again, Congress has passed a short-term bill to fund the federal government for a few weeks. The federal budget is now extended through January 19, 2018. This bill also extends the employment-based, fifth preference (EB5) regional center program for the same time period.No action...

10:22 / Consulates / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Investor / Legislation / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / USCIS News / Worker

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