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19 Dec 2024

Increase of Automatic Extension Period for Certain EAD Renewals Made “Permanent”

On Tuesday, 10.Dec.2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule to permanently implement the rule that automatically extends the validity of certain employment authorization documents (EADs) based on a pending, timely filed application to extend employment authorization. The final rule will...

17 Dec 2024

NewsFlash! USCIS Issuing Final Rule that Alters H1B, Other Nonimmigrant Categories

On 18.Dec.2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will publish a final rule in the Federal Register that will implement a number of significant changes, primarily to the H1B program. These changes are scheduled to go into effect 30 days after publication – just...

12:23 / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Student / USCIS News / Worker

16 Dec 2024

Impact of Equal Pay Transparency Laws on the PERM Labor Certification Process

The PERM labor certification is the first in a three-step process in the majority of employment-based green card cases. A key component of the PERM process is the labor market test, where an employer runs a series of advertisements to recruit for the sponsored position...

08:38 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident

10 Dec 2024

January 2025 Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the January 2025 Visa Bulletin. In January, there is modest movement in some of the oversubscribed categories from the previous month. The DOS also provides some vague predictions regarding the EB5 program. All cutoff dates listed refer...

11:35 / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / Investor / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin

09 Dec 2024

Birthright Citizenship is Still Protected by the U.S. Constitution

President-elect Donald Trump again has vowed to revoke birthright citizenship through an executive order. The proposed executive order would specifically target birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are illegally present in the U.S. or children born as a result...

09:38 / Citizen / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief

05 Dec 2024

Extending H1B Beyond 6 Years in One-Year Increments

Generally, a foreign national is limited to a maximum duration of stay of six years in H1B status, but the law provides several exemptions to this limit. Most common exemptions include extensions in three and one-year increments. This article focuses on extensions in one-year increments...

06:56 / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Worker

02 Dec 2024

NewsFlash! USCIS Now Requires I-693 Medicals to be Filed With I-485 Applications

Today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, if a report of immigration medical examination and vaccination record (form I-693) is required for an adjustment of status application (form I-485), it must be filed at the same time as the I-485. Failure to...

13:59 / Employment Based / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

02 Dec 2024

USCIS Updates Guidance on Custody Requirement for Children Acquiring Derivative Citizenship

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had updated guidance on determining the legal and physical custody requirements of a child of one or more U.S. citizen parents for purposes of qualifying for derivative citizenship. Derivative citizenship...

07:35 / Citizen / Family Based / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News

25 Nov 2024

Preparing for a Possible Travel Ban Under the Trump Administration

President-elect Donald Trump soon will be sworn in as the forty-seventh President of the United States, and many foreign nationals are nervously waiting to see how and when he will implement many of the disruptive immigration policies that marked his first term in office. One...

09:36 / Employment Based / Family Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident / Student / Travel / Visitor / Worker

21 Nov 2024

Trump Administration Frequently Asked Questions

President-elect Donald Trump will begin his second term in office as President of the United States, effective January 20, 2025. Since the election, the Murthy Law Firm has received numerous questions about how his new administration will impact U.S. immigration law and policy. To assist...

10:39 / Consulates / Employment Based / Family Based / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / Immigrant Family / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Resident / Student / USCIS News / Visitor / Worker

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Increase of Automatic Extension Period for Certain EAD Renewals Made “Permanent”

NewsFlash! USCIS Issuing Final Rule that Alters H1B, Other Nonimmigrant Categories

Impact of Equal Pay Transparency Laws on the PERM Labor Certification Process

January 2025 Visa Bulletin

Birthright Citizenship is Still Protected by the U.S. Constitution

Extending H1B Beyond 6 Years in One-Year Increments

NewsFlash! USCIS Now Requires I-693 Medicals to be Filed With I-485 Applications

USCIS Updates Guidance on Custody Requirement for Children Acquiring Derivative Citizenship

Preparing for a Possible Travel Ban Under the Trump Administration

Trump Administration Frequently Asked Questions

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