22
Aug
2019
Current Administration & Immigration
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21
Aug
2019
Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Greatly Expanded
On August 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the final rule, Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds, that greatly expands the categories of public benefits considered in the determination of whether a foreign national may be deemed a public charge (i.e., a...
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Consulates / Employment Based / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / InfoArticle / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident / Student / USCIS News / Visitor / Worker
19
Aug
2019
Nonimmigrant Visa Waivers – Process and Criteria
Foreign nationals may be deemed ineligible for admission (i.e. "inadmissible") to the United States for a variety of reasons. Common grounds of inadmissibility include the following: medical grounds, criminal grounds, and immigration violations (including fraud or material misrepresentation in connection with an immigration benefit). In...
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Consulates / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / InfoArticle / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Student / Visitor / Worker
15
Aug
2019
September 2019 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the September 2019 Visa Bulletin, which is the last visa bulletin of fiscal year 2019. There is some forward movement in several categories, due to an unexpected drop in usage. Meanwhile, a number of other categories retrogress,...
12
Aug
2019
MurthyAudio: Recap of Trump Policy Memos Within the Past Year
Trump immigration policy memos over the last year are the topic in this teleconference that aired August 07, 2019. Murthy Law Firm attorneys discuss the impact of these memos on employment and family-based immigration.The MP3 is available here, and is listed in the archive of...
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Consulates / For Employers / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Travel / Worker
12
Aug
2019
NewsFlash! New Rule Will Increase Risk of Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is scheduled to publish a final rule on August 14, 2019 that will greatly expand the categories of public benefits looked at to determine whether a foreign national may be deemed a public charge (i.e., a person who...
12
Aug
2019
USCIS Ends Courtesy Premium Processing of Concurrently Filed I-539
It is fairly common for dependents of a nonimmigrant worker to file an application to extend / change nonimmigrant status (form I-539) concurrently with the principal spouse's petition for a nonimmigrant worker (form I-129). Historically, if the I-129 was filed with a request for premium...
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For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / USCIS News / Worker
08
Aug
2019
Canadian Physicians and U.S. Immigration Policies
Any foreign national who wishes to practice medicine in the United States must take into account certain immigration considerations. For Canadian citizens, however, there are a number of unique issues that tend to arise. Canadian Physicians Do Not Need to Obtain ECFMG A physician who graduates from...
06
Aug
2019
Organizations Call for Independent Immigration Courts
In a recent letter to Congress, several organizations, including the American Bar Association (ABA) and the National Association of Immigration Judges, called for the creation of immigration courts that are independent from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). These groups cited the conflict of interest...
31
Jul
2019
OFLC Replaces iCERT with FLAG System
In early June 2019, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) began rolling out the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system, a cloud-based system, which is replacing iCERT. On June 10th, OFLC started accepting applications for prevailing wage...