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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...

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

12 Dec 2008

Murthy Law Firm Approval of Physician’s I-485 on MTR

The Murthy Law Firm is pleased to report that we recently obtained the approval of an I-485 Motion to Reopen (MTR) of a former J-1 physician, who had received a denial of her I-485, adjustment-of-status application, filed by another law firm. The physician was prepared...

20:38 / J-1 Exchange / Physicians / Success Story

12 Dec 2008

Indian Medical Degrees NOT EB2 Advanced Degrees, Per USCIS

Many law firms representing physicians in the immigration process have begun noticing a disturbing new trend in the treatment of I-140 employer petitions filed in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) category on behalf of international medical graduates (IMGs). While it long has been a given...

20:34 / NewsBrief / Other AHCP / Physicians

17 Oct 2008

Conrad Waiver Program Extension and Flexibility Waivers

As anticipated, the President signed a temporary extension of the Conrad State Waiver program on October 8, 2008. The Conrad program is important for many International Medical Graduates (IMGs) who obtain training in the U.S. in J-1 status. The Conrad Waiver program provides an option...

21:27 / NewsBrief / Physicians

19 Sep 2008

Employee Protections Extend to VA Physicians in DOL Investigations

Immigration laws contain protections against employer retaliation and termination in situations where an employee has disclosed violations of the labor condition application (LCA) requirements or cooperated with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in investigations of such violations. The LCA is part of the H1B...

21:35 / For Employers / H1B / NewsBrief / Physicians

12 Sep 2008

NIW vs. Labor Certification for Physicians

MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers were provided with information on the National Interest Waiver (NIW) option for international medical graduates (IMGs) in our August 29, 2008 article, NIW for Physicians Completing J-1 Waiver Service. In contrast, the labor certification-based permanent residence (green card) option for IMGs...

21:39 / AOS/CP / EB2 National Interest Waiver / NewsBrief / PERM Labor / Physicians

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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

Murthy Law Firm Approval of Physician’s I-485 on MTR

Indian Medical Degrees NOT EB2 Advanced Degrees, Per USCIS

Conrad Waiver Program Extension and Flexibility Waivers

Employee Protections Extend to VA Physicians in DOL Investigations

NIW vs. Labor Certification for Physicians

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