Answer Not all nonprofit firms qualify as cap-exempt. In general, only certain nonprofit or governmental research organizations, or nonprofits affiliated with a college or university, qualify as cap-exempt. (29.Jan.2018)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law...
Answer Generally speaking, a person is permitted to live in Canada and commute to an H1B position in the U.S. each day. (This, of course, is assuming that the individual is permitted to reside in Canada, pursuant to Canadian immigration law.) If the H1B job and...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) that, for the upcoming fiscal year 2019 H1B cap season (i.e. H1B lottery cases to be filed starting in April 2018), no procedural changes from last year are anticipated....
This afternoon, Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate came to an agreement on a stopgap bill to fund the federal government through February 8, 2018. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve the bill and send it to President Trump to sign...
Answer This generally is taking 3-4 months. (22.Jan.2018)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law in real time. For details on chat participation, click here.Access more FAQs here. Copyright © 2018, MURTHY LAW FIRM. All Rights Reserved...
Answer The January 2017 regulations explicitly state that this is possible, assuming that the approved H1B petition with Company A is still valid. (22.Jan.2018)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law in real time. For details...
Answer A change of status to F-1 will sometimes be approved in this situation. However, a denial is a distinct possibility, because the I-140 indicates "immigrant intent," which is inconsistent with F-1 status. (22.Jan.2018)In frequent sessions of our Chat, Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a policy memorandum that limits the definition of an economist for purposes of TN classification. Under the new policy, only professionals who are primarily performing the work of an economist, as defined by the Department of Labor...
A partial shutdown of the federal government is now in effect because Congress was unable to pass a new budget or continuing resolution. This also means that several immigration programs, including the regional center portion of the employment-based, fifth preference immigrant investor program is temporarily...
… so that I could continue working on CPT. My employer is getting ready to file a new H1B petition for me. I am concerned that USCIS will question whether I have been maintaining valid F-1 status in this situation. If USCIS finds that my...
