The May 2013 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS). Following is an explanation of the contents of this visa bulletin and prediction regarding the employment-based, third preference (EB3) category for the benefit of MurthyDotCom readers. Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) This category...
On Wednesday, April 17, a comprehensive immigration reform bill, known as the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013," was formally introduced in the Senate. The 844-page bill was co-sponsored by a group of eight U.S. Senators - four Democrats and four...
Numerous reliable news sources have issued reports predicting that the much-anticipated Senate comprehensive immigration reform bill will be introduced on April 16, 2013. A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the bill is scheduled for Friday, April 19, 2013, after being postponed to allow the committee...
Foreign students have many questions about their status and related issues. The number of questions received by the Murthy Law Firm from F-1 students has been growing over the past few years. In an effort to assist these students, MurthyDotCom answers a frequently asked question...
Immediately after the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the need for a random lottery of H1B cap-subject filings, the Murthy Law Firm began receiving questions asking when H1B filers would know if their cases were selected for processing. Following is an explanation of...
As predicted by many, including the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the fiscal year 2014 (FY14) H1B cap limit was exceeded during the first five business days in April 2013. The USCIS has confirmed in a series of announcements that 124,000 H1B cap-subject filings...
On April 7, 2013, the USCIS announced that approximately 124,000 cap-subject H1B petitions were received during the first week of April. This includes cases filed under both the regular 65,000 H1B cap limit and those requesting the 20,000 advanced-degree cap exemptions (Masters' Cap).The USCIS held...
The USCIS has confirmed that a random computer selection lottery process will be conducted to select H1B cap-subject cases for processing. This lottery will consist of all cap-subject H1B cases filed with the USCIS between April 1 and April 5, 2013. The USCIS will first...
As expected, the USCIS received a sufficient number of H1B petitions during the first five business days of April 2013 to meet the cap limit for the 2014 fiscal year. The USCIS has also received more than 20,000 petitions filed under the advanced-degree cap exemptions ...
Although there has been no confirmation directly from the USCIS, FedEx reported some delays in delivering packages at both the California Service Center (CSC) and the Vermont Service Center (VSC) on Monday, April 1, 2013. The delays were apparently due to the volume of H1B...
