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28 Aug 2009

New York Shuts Down Immigration Services Companies for UPL

The New York State Attorney General's Office announced the shutting down of three New York businesses that had been providing fraudulent immigration legal services. Details can be found in an August 20, 2009 press release. This is reported to MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers to raise...

24 Jul 2009

Diversity Visa Lottery Status Check Available Online

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a new online feature for tracking the status of diversity lottery (DV) applications. This allows individuals who applied for the DV lottery for fiscal year (FY) 2010 to check the status of those applications online. This will allow...

15:13 / Green Card Lottery / NewsBrief

10 Jul 2009

International Medical Graduates Eligible for EB2 Classification

An International Medical Graduate (IMG) educated in a country such as India faces an immigration hurdle because, unlike in the United States, s/he does not have to hold a bachelor's degree as a prerequisite to admission to medical school. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...

03:20 / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Physicians / Resident

13 Feb 2009

Non-Minister Special Immigrant Worker Category to Expire Mar 6, 2009

Special immigrant religious workers are currently able to petition for permanent residence in two distinct categories. One category is for those who enter the United States to carry on the vocation of minister in a religious denomination. The other category is for those who have...

15:40 / Employment Based / For Employers / NewsBrief / Other Work Statuses

06 Feb 2009

CSC Liaison Update : January 2009

California Service Center (CSC) views and clarifications on various immigration matters and procedures were provided to American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) on January 28, 2009. This summary of the highlights of that report, including the 30-day timeline to respond to Requests for Evidence (RFEs), transfer...

15:58 / Employment Based / For Employers / L-1 / NewsBrief

10 Oct 2008

USCIS on EB5, Religious Worker and Other Issues

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Service Center Operations / ISD Committee (SCOPS) recently released answers to questions posed to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) service centers. These questions were from a meeting on August 20, 2008. Some of the questions addressed the "sunset"...

21:30 / AOS/CP / EB5 Investor / For Employers / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

26 Sep 2008

2010 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration begins Oct 2, 2008

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has announced that it will accept 2010 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery applications from 12:00 noon Eastern Daylight Time on October 2, 2008 to 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time on December 1, 2008. The only way to apply is through...

15:16 / Green Card Lottery / NewsBrief

12 Sep 2008

NIW vs. Labor Certification for Physicians

MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers were provided with information on the National Interest Waiver (NIW) option for international medical graduates (IMGs) in our August 29, 2008 article, NIW for Physicians Completing J-1 Waiver Service. In contrast, the labor certification-based permanent residence (green card) option for IMGs...

21:39 / AOS/CP / EB2 National Interest Waiver / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Physicians

25 Jul 2008

Analysis of EB2 Forward Movement in Aug 2008

As reported in last week's MurthyBulletin, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin holds some very good news in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for nationals of certain countries. The cutoff dates for India and China were advanced in excess of two years...

16:09 / AOS/CP / H1B / L-1 / NewsBrief / Visa Bulletin

30 May 2008

AAO Upholds Denial of Extraordinary Ability Case

The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) released a decision upholding the denial of an EB1 (extraordinary ability) petition in which the employer failed to demonstrate that the sponsored foreign national had extraordinary ability in a particular field. (Please note that the extraordinary ability petition is exempt...

19:04 / EB2 National Interest Waiver / For Employers / NewsBrief

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New York Shuts Down Immigration Services Companies for UPL

Diversity Visa Lottery Status Check Available Online

International Medical Graduates Eligible for EB2 Classification

Non-Minister Special Immigrant Worker Category to Expire Mar 6, 2009

CSC Liaison Update : January 2009

USCIS on EB5, Religious Worker and Other Issues

2010 Diversity Visa Lottery Registration begins Oct 2, 2008

NIW vs. Labor Certification for Physicians

Analysis of EB2 Forward Movement in Aug 2008

AAO Upholds Denial of Extraordinary Ability Case

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