As of March 30, 2015, the I-90 form, which is used to apply for a replacement permanent resident card (commonly, "green card"), can be filed online through the USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS). This is part of the ongoing effort by the U.S. Citizenship...
President Obama has announced a program, known as TechHire, which will apply $100 million collected from the H1B training fees toward technical training for the U.S. workforce. As explained by the White House, the United States has "[o]ver half a million of those job openings …...
Effective April 1, 2015, the U.S. embassy and consulates in India will be retiring the Business Executive Program (BEP). This program, which was created in the 1990s, was a U.S. government effort to facilitate business travel through registration and recognition of established companies. BEP Service Benefits The...
Each month, Charles Oppenheim, Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division of the U.S. Department of State (DOS), provides insight into the contents of the latest visa bulletin and, when possible, offers predictions for future visa bulletin developments. The information provided by Mr. Oppenheim...
The use of unpaid internships has come under close scrutiny, following lawsuits over the past couple of years alleging back wage debts against major fashion, entertainment, media and publishing companies. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), however, has long recognized the potential use of unpaid...
The USCIS Service Center Operations (SCOPS) participated in a March 4, 2015 teleconference with members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), during which a number of key immigration concerns were addressed. One topic of particular note to many stakeholders is that of ongoing delays...
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...
UPDATE: On April 10, 2015, the USCIS issued an alert, changing the date for when the new G-28 will be required to Friday, May, 2015.The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a new version of form G-28, which is a form that may be submitted...
As announced last week on MurthyDotCom, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) visa bulletin for April 2015 is available. The employment-based, second preference (EB2) category for India and China continues to advance. As predicted, however, the news is far less encouraging for the employment-based, third preference (EB3)...
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has alerted J-1 exchange visitor sponsors of the commencement of site visits. This site visit compliance check applies only to the J-1 intern and trainee categories. This is part of an ongoing effort to ensure that this valuable program...
