The USCIS released a memorandum on May 12, 2005 addressing a number of significant issues on the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Law of 2000 (AC21). The memo contained some favorable procedural specifications regarding adjudication of I-140 petitions in AC21 cases. This article focuses...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has regular meetings with members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) to discuss issues relevant to immigration law, policy, and procedures. Highlights of the most recent meetings between AILA and the Service Center Operations liaison follow. Advance Parole...
The April 2005 Visa Bulletin, issued by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), brought some limited good news to those in the Employment-Based Third Preference (EB3) skilled / professional worker category. The news was not good for those in the EB3 "Other Worker" category. Those...
On February 23, 2005, the California Service Center (CSC) provided representatives of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) with their views on various immigration issues handled at the CSC. This summary of the highlights of that report is provided for the benefit of MurthyDotCom and...
We at The Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C. are pleased to report some positive immigration news that will be of interest to many MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers! The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a memo on February 16, 2005, to all Regional...
On February 2, 2005, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) issued a Final Rule in the Federal Register that changes some of the fees the DOS charges for certain processes. The rule is effective as of March 8, 2005.The rule adds the $500 Fraud Prevention...
President George W. Bush signed the Basic Pilot Extension and Expansion Act of 2003 (Public Law No. 108-156), into law on December 3, 2003. This new law extends and expands several important immigration programs through 2008. These programs were first introduced under the Illegal Immigration...
On December 20, 2001, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of two bills that grant work authorization to spouses of persons with "E" and "L" status. On September 5, 2001, these bills (H.R. 2277 and H.R. 2278) were passed by the U.S. House of Representatives....
