The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, due to delays in the production of employment authorization documents (EADs), a form I-797 approval notice that has a notice date on or after December 1, 2019 through and including August 20, 2020, can be...
Answer Assuming that your registration's filing deadline has passed - and virtually all of the initial registrations had a filing deadline of June 30, 2020 - it generally would not be possible to file the case now. (20.Aug.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that...
Answer The new fiscal year starts on October 1, 2020, and with it, a new annual allotment of immigrant visas. Priority dates likely will advance in October, but we do not know yet how much movement there will be. (20.Aug.2020)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide...
Answer Generally speaking, leaving the U.S. would have no impact on the validity of the I-140 approval. It typically is permissible to be outside the U.S., even for an extended period of time, and then apply for the green card later, when the priority date becomes...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the September 2020 Visa Bulletin. There is very little movement from the previous month. This is the final visa bulletin of the current fiscal year. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action...
On July 29, 2020, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed that, following an injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, it would not apply the October 2, 2019 public charge rule "…for any period during which...
Effective Monday, August 17, 2020, the U.S. consulates in India will have a limited number of slots available for F and J visa applicants. Per the announcement, emergency student and exchange visitor appointment requests submitted prior to August 12 will be processed first. The consulates...
In the past week, there have been unconfirmed reports that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was planning on holding a second H1B lottery. This morning, the Murthy Law Firm began receiving notifications that some of our clients' registrations, which were submitted in March...
Answer The 240-day rule deals with employment authorization, and only applies so long as the H1B extension is still pending. It does not provide a grace period after the case has been denied. Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information...
Answer Yes, it normally is possible to have one employer file a PERM case for you, while another PERM is under appeal through a different employer. Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here....
