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23 Jan 2020

An American Dream Fulfilled: Greta Garbo

From the time of this nation's birth, immigrants have crossed to America's shores in pursuit of new lives built with hard work, determination, and ingenuity. Their immense contributions are part of the very fabric of this county. To highlight the incredible talent and diversity that...

19 Dec 2019

An American Dream Fulfilled: Nikola Tesla

From the time of this nation's birth, immigrants have crossed over to America's shores in pursuit of new lives built with hard work, determination, and ingenuity. Their immense contributions are part of the very fabric of this country. To highlight the incredible talent and diversity...

27 Nov 2019

This Thanksgiving, Let’s Give Thanks to Immigrants

Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, and firm member, Joel Yanovich, recently paid a visit to the law firm of DLA Piper to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, and to speak about their own immigration stories. DLA Piper has offices in more than 40...

14 Nov 2019

An American Dream Fulfilled: Liz Claiborne

NOTE (20.Nov.2019): An alert MurthyDotCom reader brought to our attention some additional information about Mrs. Claiborne that indicates she may have been a U.S. citizen at the time of her birth. The law regarding citizenship status when born abroad to U.S. citizen parents has changed...

08 Nov 2019

NewsFlash! USCIS Proposes to Increase Filing Fees for Most Immigration Benefits

This evening, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a proposed rule to increase filing fees for most types of applications and petitions. It would also add a number of new fees and change certain other immigration benefit request requirements. The proposed rule is...