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11 Jun 2024

MurthyAudio: Self-Petition Filings – NIWs/EB1 Extraordinary Ability

Self-petition filings as an alternative to labor-certification based I-140 filings is the topic Murthy Law Firm attorneys address in this June 2024 podcast. Examples discussed include National Interest Waivers and EB1 Extraordinary Ability filings. The MP3 is available here and can be found in the archive...

08:08 / EB1 Category / EB2 National Interest Waiver / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / MurthyAudio / Resident
27 May 2024

Murthy Success: EB1(a) Approved for Computer Networking and Info Security Expert

The Murthy Law Firm regularly assists foreign nationals in filing self-sponsored immigrant petitions under the EB1(a) category as persons of extraordinary ability (EA). In one such case, the immigrant petition (form I-140) was filed for an expert in the field of computer networking and information...

09:09 / EB1 Category / EB2 National Interest Waiver / Employment Based / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Success Story / USCIS News
18 Jan 2023

USCIS Provides Updates on Expansion of Premium Processing

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the premium processing service soon will be made available for all new and pending I-140 petitions filed under the EB1(c) multinational executive and manager category and EB2 national interest waiver (NIW) I-140 petitions. The USCIS...

11:54 / EB1 Category / EB2 National Interest Waiver / Employment Based / F-1 / Immigrant Petition (I-140) / J-1 / NewsBrief / Resident / Student / USCIS News
16 Sep 2022

USCIS Implement Phase III of Premium Processing Expansion for Certain I-140 Petitions

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced yesterday evening that, effective immediately, it has initiated the third phase of expanding the availability of premium processing service for two categories of I-140 petitions that historically have not been eligible for premium processing. Specifically, the USCIS...

11:00 / EB1 Category / EB2 National Interest Waiver / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / Immigrant Petition (I-140) / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News
21 May 2020

June 2020 Visa Bulletin: EB1 India Advances

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the June 2020 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the dates in the final action (FA) chart, unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category The EB1 cutoff date for India moves ahead by more...

16:26 / EB1 Category / EB5 Investor / Employment Based / For Employers / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Resident / Visa Bulletin / Worker
29 Aug 2019

I have been working as a manager for a company in India for two years. I am now being transferred to the U.S. subsidiary to work as a manager in H1B status. Do I need to move to L1A status to be able to file for EB1 as a manager/executive? If the company does not want to sponsor me for EB1, can I sponsor myself?

Answer One does not need to be in L1A status in order to be sponsored for an EB1(c) multinational executive or manager position. But, the EB1(c) petition must be sponsored by the employer. The only type of EB1 case that can be self-sponsored is EB1(a), which...

16:37 / EB1 Category / Employment Based / FAQs / For Individuals / L-1 / Resident
23 May 2018

June 2018 Visa Bulletin Check-In: Possible Advancement for EB2 and EB3 India

Charles Oppenheim, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division, provides visa bulletin explanations and predictions most months. For June 2018, Mr. Oppenheim discusses the possibility of movement in the employment-based, second preference (EB2) and employment-based, third preference (EB3)...

08:04 / AOS/CP / Consulates / EB1 Category / Employment Based / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Visa Bulletin
25 Feb 2016

Final Rule for H1B1, CW1, and E-3 Nonimmigrants and EB1 Immigrants

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule that became effective on February 16, 2016, which provides a few revisions to several nonimmigrant visa categories and one immigrant visa category. More specifically, the revisions impact the H1B1 (specialty occupation professionals who are citizens...

08:02 / Consulates / EB1 Category / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B1 / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / USCIS News / Worker