On May 6, 2014, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a press release that provides details on the proposed rule that would allow certain H-4 spouses to obtain employment authorization. This rule, which will soon be published in the Federal Register, would allow H-4 spouses...
On April 7, the White House released a statement indicating that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is poised to publish several proposed rules, including one that, if approved, would allow a limited group of H-4 spouses to obtain employment authorization. While this news is encouraging,...
On April 7, the White House released a statement indicating that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is poised to publish several proposed rules, including one that, if approved, would allow H-4 spouses of certain H1B workers to obtain employment authorization. While this news is certainly...
The Murthy Law Firm regularly addresses common errors and problem areas related to immigration, to alert MurthyDotCom readers before mistakes are made. This article is for individuals who are the beneficiaries of a change of status (COS) from H-4 to H1B. The issue arises after...
At the Murthy Law Firm, we have been receiving inquiries about the possibility of employment authorization for H-4 dependents. These questions arise out of the appearance of a proposal that is pending review at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Following is an explanation...
At the Murthy Law Firm, cases often come to our attention when a seemingly minor oversight or discrepancy causes enormous immigration problems for a spouse. Some of these difficulties may even render such a spouse ineligible for nonimmigrant status or for the green card. Below...
We at the Murthy Law Firm are pleased to report a successful outcome in an H-4 visa stamping at a U.S. consular post, after the individual in the case had received two prior denials of his H-4 visa applications. The H-4 visa denials were issued under § 214(b) of the Immigration and...
Long-time readers of MurthyDotCom and the MurthyBulletin have read previously about nunc pro tunc (NPT) reinstatement of status. The most common example of an NPT filing involves reinstating an H-4 spouse who does not realize that an H-4 request for extension of status (EOS) requires...
Many MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers have inquired as to whether the laws have changed to allow individuals in H-4 dependent status to obtain work authorization. At the time of this writing, there has been no favorable change to allow H-4 dependents to work. The renewed...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) announced that the U.S. Consulate at Chennai, India stopped processing immigrant visa (IV) petitions as of January 1, 2012. The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and U.S. Consulate in Mumbai are now the only locations in India conducting interviews...
