The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), in a non-precedent case, upheld the denial of an I-140 petition for the multinational executive / manager of a restaurant, noting that a recitation of the beneficiary's vague and broadly-cast job responsibilities was insufficient to establish that she would be...
[See also, Part 1 of this NewsBrief.]As promised in our April 13, 2007 article, National Interest Waivers (Part 1 of 2), this week we share with readers some National Interest Waiver (NIW) case success stories from the Murthy Law Firm. These examples, approved over the...
[See also, Part 2 of this NewsBrief.]The NIW category falls within the employment-based, second preference category (EB2). In contrast to regular EB2 petitions, however, NIW cases are exempt from the labor certification and job offer requirement. This means that a person who does not have...
As a result of some recent litigation, the physician-specific National Interest Waiver (NIW) is now available to physicians in all specialties. This change, which was implemented nationwide in a memo dated January 23, 2007, is effective immediately. Background Prior to the litigation and the implementing memo, the...
As was noted in a special posting on MurthyDotCom late last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an announcement that it would begin to accept premium processing for Extraordinary Ability (EA) petitions as of Monday, November 13, 2006. This is the most...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday, September 22, 2006 that the Premium Processing Program (PPP) for I-140 petitions filed by employers will expand as of Monday, September 25, 2006 to certain additional employment-based (EB) categories. Three new EB categories will be...
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced a significant change in filing procedures. The March 24, 2006 announcement advised that, effective from April 1, 2006, all I-129 Petitions should be filed with the Vermont Service Center (VSC) and all I-140 Petitions should be...
MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers have been provided previously with examples of National Interest Waiver (NIW) and Extraordinary Ability (EA) cases filed by the Murthy Law Firm that received approvals. Our firm also received an NIW approval remarkable for its speed. The case was approved just...
At the Murthy Law Firm, we receive many inquiries regarding potential National Interest Waiver (NIW) cases. Upon occasion, and with the permission of the particular clients, we have shared with MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers a few samples of the many EB1 and NIW success stories...
The Murthy Law Firm regularly represents clients in "special category" green card cases. Our law firm has successfully represented a great many clients in the extraordinary ability (EA), outstanding professor / researchers (OPRs), and National Interest Waiver (NIW) categories. We are proud to say that...
