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02 Oct 2012

Key Immigration Programs Extended

The President has signed legislation extending the expiration or "sunset" dates of four important immigration programs. These programs are: the EB5 (investor) Regional Center Program; the E-Verify employment verification program; the EB-4 Religious Worker (non-minister) Program; and the Conrad State 30 physician J-1 waiver program....

27 Jun 2012

Widespread J-1 Visa Denials for Doctors in India

Reliable sources have been reporting a wave of denials of J-1 visas for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) applying at U.S. Consulates in India. The scenario involves Indian physicians requesting J-1 exchange visitor visas to begin U.S. medical residency programs at teaching hospitals throughout the United...

13:56 / Consulates / For Individuals / Foreign Medical Graduates / J-1 Exchange / NewsBrief / Physicians

02 Dec 2011

Priority Date Finally Current! How Soon Should I-485 be Filed?

Numerous questions have been generated by movement of the EB2 cutoff date for India and China, as reflected in the U.S. Department of State (DOS) visa bulletin during the early portion of fiscal year 2012 (FY12). Among these is one important series of questions concerning...

15:57 / AOS/CP / Employment Based / Family Based / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Physicians / Resident / Travel / Visa Bulletin

25 Mar 2011

Interim Policy on H1B-Cap Exemption for Affiliates of Institutions of Higher Education

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an announcement on March 16, 2011 that they are reviewing the current policy regarding H1B cap exemptions for cases filed by nonprofit affiliates of institutions of higher education. This is an important topic for many MurthyDotCom and...

01:44 / For Employers / H1B / Medical / NewsBrief / Physicians

06 Nov 2009

Conrad 30, Investor, Religious Worker, and E-Verify Extensions until Sep 2012

President Barack Obama signed a law on October 28, 2009, extending three key immigration benefits programs. The FY10 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill extends the Conrad 30, EB5 Investor, and Non-Minister Religious Worker programs until September 30, 2012. The same law also contains an...

01:50 / Legislation / Medical / NewsBrief / Physicians / Resident

16 Oct 2009

Conrad 30, Religious Worker & EB5 Program Temporary Extensions

President Obama signed a continuing resolution on October 1, 2009, temporarily extending funding for the Conrad 30 program for physicians, the non-minister immigrant religious worker category and EB5 immigrant investor pilot programs until October 31, 2009.Regular readers of MurthyDotCom may recall that these programs were...

15:51 / EB4 Special Immigrants / EB5 Investor / For Employers / For Individuals / J-1 Exchange / Legislation / NewsBrief / Other Work Statuses / Physicians

10 Jul 2009

International Medical Graduates Eligible for EB2 Classification

An International Medical Graduate (IMG) educated in a country such as India faces an immigration hurdle because, unlike in the United States, s/he does not have to hold a bachelor's degree as a prerequisite to admission to medical school. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...

03:20 / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Physicians / Resident

06 Feb 2009

Cap Exemptions for IMGs Completing Graduate Medical Training in H1B Status

International Medical Graduates (IMGs), who are completing their graduate medical training in the H1B classification, and who seek to undertake employment with U.S. employers in H1B classification, must be mindful of the applicability of the H1B numerical cap. When moving from a cap-exempt H1B to...

20:25 / For Employers / H1B / NewsBrief / Physicians

26 Dec 2008

TSC Reviewing Foreign Medical Degrees Problem

MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers recently were advised of an emerging problem involving international medical graduates (IMGs) with Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees. In short, the USCIS, through the Texas Service Center (TSC) is, in some cases, not considering the MBBS to...

20:30 / NewsBrief / Physicians / USCIS News

12 Dec 2008

DOD Pilot Program for Foreign Doctors, Nurses, and Linguists

The United States Department of Defense (DOD) issued a press release to announce a new plan designed to address the chronic shortage of doctors, nurses, and linguists in the United States Armed Forces. Under a trial program, the Military Accession Vital to National Interest Recruitment...

20:57 / NewsBrief / Nurses / Physicians

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Key Immigration Programs Extended

Widespread J-1 Visa Denials for Doctors in India

Priority Date Finally Current! How Soon Should I-485 be Filed?

Interim Policy on H1B-Cap Exemption for Affiliates of Institutions of Higher Education

Conrad 30, Investor, Religious Worker, and E-Verify Extensions until Sep 2012

Conrad 30, Religious Worker & EB5 Program Temporary Extensions

International Medical Graduates Eligible for EB2 Classification

Cap Exemptions for IMGs Completing Graduate Medical Training in H1B Status

TSC Reviewing Foreign Medical Degrees Problem

DOD Pilot Program for Foreign Doctors, Nurses, and Linguists

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