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22 Feb 2016

Sheela Murthy Meets with Senior Officials at U.S. Consulate in Chennai

Murthy Law Firm founder and president, Sheela Murthy, was in India in January 2016. A meeting was scheduled for the 22nd. Accompanied by team members from the firm's liaison office in Chennai, Murthy met with the Chief of the Nonimmigrant Visa Section, Lindsey L. Rothenberg,...

02 Feb 2016

Proposed DHS Regulation Provides Additional Grace Periods

The rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on December 30, 2015, entitled Retention of EB1, EB2, and EB3 Immigrant Workers and Program Improvements Affecting High-Skilled Nonimmigrant Workers, includes a number of different provisions. While parts of the proposed rule are disappointing,...

08:07 / For Employers / For Individuals / H1B / Homeland Security / L-1 / NewsBrief / Worker

25 Jan 2016

Details on Added Fees for Certain H1B and L-1 Petitions

As previously discussed on MurthyDotCom, the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress in December 2015 included provisions that increase an already hefty filing fee for H1B and L-1 petitions filed by companies that meet certain requirements. As of December 18, 2015 - the date the bill...

08:12 / For Employers / H1B / L-1 / Legislation / NewsBrief / USCIS News

18 Dec 2015

Omnibus Bill Passed by Congress, Includes Several Immigration Provisions

Earlier today, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate passed an omnibus spending bill that serves to prevent a government shutdown. President Obama has indicated that he will sign the bill into law once it reaches his desk. Included within the massive...

14:04 / For Individuals / H1B / Investor / L-1 / Legislation / NewsBrief / Visitor

17 Dec 2015

NewsFlash! Omnibus Bill Would More Than Double Filing Fees for Many H1B, L-1 Employers

Congress is expected to vote on an omnibus bill by Friday that would fund the federal government through September 2016. Included in the 2,009-page bill is a provision that would add a fee of $4,000 per H1B petition and $4,500 per L-1 petition filed by companies...

11:08 / For Employers / H1B / L-1 / NewsBrief

08 Oct 2015

Certain H1B and L-1 Filing Fees No Longer Required

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that "… petitions filed on or after October 1, 2015, should not include the additional fee that was previously required by … Public Law 111-230 … for certain H1B and L-1 petitions." This filing fee, which only...

07:58 / For Employers / H1B / Homeland Security / L-1 / NewsBrief / USCIS News

09 Sep 2015

Final USCIS Guidance on L1B Adjudications

On August 17, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued final guidance on its updated L1B adjudications policy. This USCIS policy memorandum, which went into effect August 31st, is substantially similar to the draft guidance released on March 24, 2015. Change to L1B Trend? The...

10:54 / For Employers / L-1 / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

29 Jul 2015

CIS Ombudsman Releases 2015 Annual Report

Maria M. Odom, the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman), has submitted her office's 2015 Annual Report to Congress. This annual report includes lists of problems within the immigration system identified by the CIS Ombudsman's office, as well as recommended solutions. Background on the CIS Ombudsman The...

08:23 / EB5 Investor / For Employers / For Families / For Individuals / Immigrant Petition (I-140) / L1B Visa & Status / NewsBrief / Resident / USCIS News / Worker

29 Apr 2015

Overview of L1B Policy Memo

On March 24, 2015, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a long-awaited L1B draft guidance memorandum that outlines the elements of the L1B category and primarily focuses on a discussion of the "specialized knowledge" requirement. The L1B category has been plagued by very...

08:39 / For Employers / L-1 / L1B Visa & Status / NewsBrief / Worker

24 Mar 2015

NewsFlash! USCIS Releases Draft L1B Policy Memo

Earlier today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a draft version of a long-awaited policy memorandum on the L1B classification. The USCIS will accept feedback regarding the memo through May 8, 2015, and, barring any changes, this policy memo will go into effect on...

17:07 / L-1 / L1B Visa & Status / NewsBrief / USCIS News / Worker

Murthy Law Firm

Sheela Murthy Meets with Senior Officials at U.S. Consulate in Chennai

Proposed DHS Regulation Provides Additional Grace Periods

Details on Added Fees for Certain H1B and L-1 Petitions

Omnibus Bill Passed by Congress, Includes Several Immigration Provisions

NewsFlash! Omnibus Bill Would More Than Double Filing Fees for Many H1B, L-1 Employers

Certain H1B and L-1 Filing Fees No Longer Required

Final USCIS Guidance on L1B Adjudications

CIS Ombudsman Releases 2015 Annual Report

Overview of L1B Policy Memo

NewsFlash! USCIS Releases Draft L1B Policy Memo

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