Among the eligibility criteria a lawful permanent resident (LPR) (commonly known as a "green card" holder) must meet to apply for U.S. citizenship is the requirement to have maintained continuous residence in the United States for a specified period. An extended absence from the U.S....
A unique feature of U.S. immigration law is how certain rules and policies can change depending on who is in the White House. A President’s ability to dictate and change immigration law or policy often depends on whether a rule is statutory, regulatory, or administrative...
AnswerGenerally speaking, if a case was filed in the master's cap but not selected, it is then placed in the lottery for the regular cap. Now, with a second lottery being conducted for fiscal year 2025 cap cases, both the regular and master's cap cases...
This morning, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that a second lottery will soon be held for fiscal year 2025. The USCIS will select additional H1B registrations randomly from those submitted in March 2024. The USCIS noted that the master's cap has been...
On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule in the Federal Register updating the investment and revenue requirements to qualify for parole under the international entrepreneur rule. Per regulation, the investment requirements must be adjusted every three years...
Answer We will probably know within the next month or so. Last year, the USCIS announced near the end of July that a second round of selections would be coming, and then completed those selections by August 1st. (02.Jul.2024)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance...
Answer Ordinarily, if an application is filed and then rejected by the USCIS, the USCIS will not honor that as the filing date. The filing date is established only when a case is properly filed with the USCIS.Note that a rejected filing is different from a...
The Murthy Law Firm regularly assists foreign nationals in filing self-sponsored immigrant petitions under the EB2 national interest waiver (NIW) category and in the EB1(a) for immigrants with extraordinary ability. In a recent NIW case, we filed the immigrant petition (form I-140) for a water...
Answer We have a number of clients who have received such messages. We can't 100 percent confirm that these messages came from the USCIS, but we strongly suspect that they are legitimate. Regardless, it does not change our advice. If a person has a pending I-485...
The USCIS confirmed to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) that, because June 30, 2024 falls on a Sunday, cap-subject H1B petitions that are properly filed on Monday, July 1, 2024 will be considered timely filed. This only applies paper-based H1B filings; H1B petitions filed...
