Answer The H-4 EAD provides virtually unrestricted work authorization, so one can be a member of an LLC and work for that company. (27.Mar.2017)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law in real time. For details...
The Nebraska Service Center (NSC) is taking longer than normal to adjudicate H-4 I-539 applications and I-765 applications for H-4 employment authorization documents (EADs) that are filed concurrently with H1B petitions for premium processing.While there is no premium processing available for H-4 or EAD applications,...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has posted answers to a number of frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the Trump Administration's new travel ban, which is scheduled to go into effect on Thursday, March 16, 2017. This travel ban is based on an executive order...
U.S. immigration law includes provisions intended to help authorities keep track of foreign nationals in the United States. By law, all non-U.S. citizens aged 18 or older are required to carry at all times, a "certificate of alien registration or alien registration receipt card" (e.g.,...
Updated Later in the day on March 6, 2017 This order has been signed. The travel ban is set to go into effect March 16, 2017. . . . . . . . . . . Later today, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order that...
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulation affecting highly skilled workers went into effect on January 17, 2017. One of the key components of the new regulation is the availability of a grace period of up to 60 days for certain categories of nonimmigrant...
Answer As of the time of this writing, the Trump Administration has not taken any actions to modify or eliminate the H-4 EAD program. Further, even if the Administration decides to cancel the program, this would very likely require a formal rule-making process, which would take...
On February 14, 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the long-awaited application for employment authorization for abused nonimmigrant spouses (form I-765V). The new form allows certain categories of nonimmigrant spouses, including those in A, E-3, G, or H status, to now apply...
The Trump Administration filed a supplemental brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today that states: "…the President intends in the near future to rescind the [January 27, 2017 executive order that created the travel ban], and replace it with a new, substantially revised...
Over the past couple of weeks, we at the Murthy Law Firm have received scores of inquiries regarding President Trump's January 27, 2017 executive order that instituted a travel ban on foreign nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, and...
