Murthy Immigration Podcast

This teleconference in our monthly series for employers and their representatives focuses on the L-1 intracompany transferee classification, as well as the EB1 multinational executive or manager (MET) employer-sponsored permanent residence ("green card") option. Attorneys from the Murthy Law Firm provide a general overview of the types of employees who may qualify for the L-1 nonimmigrant category, and/or the MET permanent residency classification. They also discuss the special regulations pertaining to foreign companies opening new offices in the United States.

Your status expired months or years ago and you want to know whether there is any way to go back in time and fix it. This recording from the Murthy Law Firm discusses a special part of the law that allows for nonimmigrant status reinstatement nunc pro tunc (now for then). Hear Murthy Law Firm Attorneys explain the strict requirements for this benefit and the types of situations that might be able to benefit from this law. This discussion will give listeners some insight into how the Murthy Law Firm has helped some clients using this law.

This recording provides a general overview of immigrant petitions in the EB-1 Extraordinary Ability (EA), Outstanding Professor and Researcher (OPR) and EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) categories. We describe the process involved and the eligibility criteria used with regard to each of these types of petitions. As these types of petitions do not require a Labor Certification process with the Department of Labor, they may serve as a viable option in those cases where the filing of a Labor Certification Application is not possible or desired and the beneficiary meets the other eligibility requirements.

You will learn, in a few brief minutes, about what to do if your PERM Labor Certification case is denied. What is reconsideration? What is review? Two Murthy Law Firm attorneys experienced with Labor Certification cases will discuss basic legal principles you must confront when challenging a denial. However, in this recording, you will also hear that all may not be lost when new problems are first discovered on denial of the PERM case.

Is it special enough? This is the question that this broadcast from the Murthy Law Firm on the L-1B Specialized Knowledge Visa tries to briefly address. You will hear Murthy Law Firm Attorneys discussing the meaning of L-1B Specialized Knowledge including how the Murthy Law Firm assists clients with documenting their specialized knowledge qualifications.

The PERM process is the first step for many Green Card cases. In this recording from the Murthy Law Firm, you will hear Attorney Murthy explain some basic concepts that everybody should be aware of when starting this process. She will also highlight some important issues like PERM case Audits and showing the Business Necessity of job requirements to Department of Labor.

This broadcast will answer some additional questions and important issues for everybody preparing to file a PERM Labor Certification case with the U.S. Department of Labor. Attorney Sheela Murthy will discuss such important concepts as “minimum requirements” and how to identify whether a Labor Certification case will be EB2 or EB3. Yet Attorney Murthy will not leave listeners when she finishes talking about these critical points because she will also share some information about such PERM-related matters as Audits and Business Necessity. Listeners to this session will likely also enjoy hearing Attorney Murthy in the related recording on Basics of PERM Labor Certification cases.

When USCIS issues an unfavorable decision on an application or petition such as a denial or a revocation, the affected party may have several options for challenging that decision. The choice of whether to file a motion to reopen, a motion to reconsider, or an appeal may depend on particular individual circumstances, the ultimate goal(s), the processing time, etc. This podcast explains the circumstances in which motions and appeals can be filed, the requirements for filing, and the difference between motions and appeals.

In this podcast, Attorney Sheela Murthy provides an overview of the immigration protections offered under the Violence Against Women Act, better known by its acronym, VAWA. Attorney Murthy describes the classes of foreign nationals who can apply for Lawful Permanent Residency under VAWA. She also explains some of the special waivers which serve to protect VAWA applicants who may otherwise be ineligible to apply for LPR status.

Foreign companies are encouraged to do business in the U.S. In this recording from the Murthy Law Firm, you will hear from Attorneys who will review the special nature of the New Office L1A for a company that wants to transfer an executive or manager to the U.S. to set up its new operations. This discussion touches on the special questions that such businesses must answer for USCIS as well as the evidence needed to qualify for extensions.