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01 Mar 2013

AILA Insights into Visa Bulletin CutOff Dates

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recently released a summary of information garnered in discussions with Charles Oppenheim, Chief, Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, U.S. Department of State (DOS). The information provides insights that help to explain the cutoff dates in the employment-based (EB)...

25 Feb 2013

Overview of USCIS Premium Processing Program

Longtime readers of MurthyDotCom know about the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Premium Processing Service, which allows for the expedited case processing of certain designated immigration petitions. This overview of the ins and outs of how premium processing operates includes the benefits and limitations...

13:18 / Employment Based / Immigrant Petition (I-140) / Options / Worker

18 Feb 2013

Risky to Delay Filing in Hopes of Positive Immigration Reform

While we at the Murthy Law Firm are monitoring the developments in U.S. immigration reform closely, readers are reminded that it is not advisable to delay immigration processing in the expectation of favorable changes in U.S. immigration laws. Those who have a proper immigration status,...

12:38 / Employment Based / Family Based / Legislation / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Resident

15 Feb 2013

March 2013 Visa Bulletin: Predictions for Upcoming Months

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the March 2013 Visa Bulletin. Included in this visa bulletin are predictions for movement of cutoff dates. In a word, the estimate for EB2, India, is dismal. This summery of the contents of the March Visa Bulletin, including...

11:58 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

08 Feb 2013

Reminders for the New Year: Part 4 of 4

We at the Murthy Law Firm now present our readers with the last in our four-part series of New Year's Reminders, which addresses the importance of checking expiration dates related to immigration cases. The monthly U.S. Department of State (DOS) visa bulletin should also be...

16:40 / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / Employment Based / Family Based / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

02 Feb 2013

Reminders for the New Year: Part 3 of 4

This is the third in our series of articles reminding readers of immigration items of which they should be mindful for the 2013 New Year. Part 1 reminded readers of I-94 issues and Part 2 of expiration dates and travel documents. Here, readers are reminded...

06:46 / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel

28 Jan 2013

Murthy Attorneys Meet USCIS Chief Counsel in January 2013

A number of Murthy Law Firm attorneys attended an American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) D.C. Chapter meeting on January 16, 2013 at which Stephen Legomsky, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Chief Counsel, and Claudia Salem, Chief, Adjudications Law Division of the Office of Chief...

13:17 / EB5 Investor / For Individuals / NewsBrief / USCIS News

18 Jan 2013

February 2013 Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued the February 2013 Visa Bulletin. No new predictions are provided for the movement of the cutoff dates in future visa bulletins. The February Visa Bulletin is summarized here for the benefit of our readers. Summary of Visa Bulletin Employment-Based,...

13:49 / AOS/CP / EB3 PERM Labor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

07 Jan 2013

Options for Conditional Permanent Residents with Marital Problems

A foreign national who becomes a U.S. permanent resident based on marriage to a U.S. citizen, which is less than two years in duration, is granted permanent residence status on a conditional (temporary) basis. Ideally, the couple will jointly file the petition to remove the...

20:17 / Family Based / Immigrant Family / Options

04 Jan 2013

Developments in 2012 and Planning for 2013 (Part 1 of 2)

Parts 1 & 2 of this MurthyDotCom NewsBrief examine some of the key immigration developments of 2012. Among the topics covered are how these developments could affect our readers in 2013 and recommendations for strategic planning on the U.S. immigration law front in 2013. The focus here...

17:34 / AOS/CP / EB2 PERM Labor / EB3 PERM Labor / Family Based / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

Murthy Law Firm

AILA Insights into Visa Bulletin CutOff Dates

Overview of USCIS Premium Processing Program

Risky to Delay Filing in Hopes of Positive Immigration Reform

March 2013 Visa Bulletin: Predictions for Upcoming Months

Reminders for the New Year: Part 4 of 4

Reminders for the New Year: Part 3 of 4

Murthy Attorneys Meet USCIS Chief Counsel in January 2013

February 2013 Visa Bulletin

Options for Conditional Permanent Residents with Marital Problems

Developments in 2012 and Planning for 2013 (Part 1 of 2)

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