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.

So what does it take to qualify for an L-1A Visa? In this recording from the Murthy Law Firm, you will hear Attorney Sheela Murthy describing how someone qualifies for this intra-company transferee visa category. Attorney Murthy will review what an employer has to show USCIS about its company and the sponsored worker as well as how the L-1A differs from the L-1B Visa. Listeners will come away with an overview of the basic elements of this important visa to international business.

So what is an H1B all about? In this recording from the Murthy Law Firm, you will hear Attorney Sheela Murthy reviewing the basic concepts that anybody interested in the H1B Visa category should know about it. Attorney Murthy talks about what kind of occupations might qualify for an H1B and what is the Labor Condition Application requirement. This broadcast also touches on some of the special issues important for H1Bs in the IT consulting industry.

This broadcast from the Murthy Law Firm tells the story of one client who is now a Permanent Resident, but for a brief time was faced with the threat of an I-485 denial. The law generally requires an I-485 applicant to always maintain nonimmigrant status to get a Green Card. One of the more rare exceptions to this rule is if the person's failure to do this is somebody else's fault. In this broadcast, Murthy Law Firm attorneys will discuss how the Adjustment of Status law works and how creative and precise legal thinking saved a man's Green Card case from denial.