The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision on the constitutionality of portions of Arizona's immigration law, known as S.B. 1070. The decision, handed down on June 25, 2012, pertains to four provisions of S.B. 1070. The Court determined that three of the four provisions...
During a session at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Annual Conference in Nashville, TN last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provided initial feedback regarding the recently launched Electronic Immigration System (ELIS). Discussed here for our readers are the preliminary USCIS experiences...
President Barack Obama and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a major policy change on June 15, 2012, that could have far-reaching implications for some individuals who are present in the United States unlawfully. In short, the U.S. government will no longer seek...
Our Indian affiliate, Murthy Immigration Services, Pvt. Ltd. (MISPL) recently provided an update regarding the procedures for nonimmigrant visa applications for young children applying within India. This article summarizes information provided to readers of the MurthyIndiaBulletin, as it is also important to many MurthyDotCom readers...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued the July 2012 Visa Bulletin. This visa bulletin contains a cutoff date in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for all chargeability areas except those listed (worldwide, or the rest of the world), as well as for...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on June 15, 2012 that the United States will no longer seek to remove (deport) certain individuals who were brought to the U.S. while they were under age sixteen. These individuals will be eligible for deferred action (delaying...
The H1B quota for fiscal year (FY) 2013 was reached on Monday, June 11, 2012. The advanced-degree cap was reached a few days earlier, on June 7, 2012. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made an announcement regarding both cap limits on June 12,...
The USCIS announced that the H1B cap for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) was reached on June 11, 2012. Confirmation was issued on June 12, 2012, which also advised for the first time that the advanced-degree cap exemption limit was met on June 7, 2012.Cap-subject cases...
The U.S. Department of State has released the July 2012 Visa Bulletin. For the first time in many years, the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category contains a cutoff date for the rest of the world, Mexico, and the Philippines. This cutoff date is January 1,...
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently expanded the list of approved degree programs that are eligible for the 17-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) extensions. The ICE announcement is available online. Background: Basics of STEM Extensions In April 2008, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
