Immigration News from Murthy.com

Murthy Law Firm Challenges Memo in Letter to USCIS The Murthy Law Firm is sending a letter to the USCIS, challenging the January 8, 2010 USCIS memorandum entitled, Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H1B Petitions, Including Third-Party Site Placements. Our letter sets forth key and fundamental flaws in the memo, and requests its withdrawal. EAD Filings Now Must Be Filed at Designated Lockbox or at VSC The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) changed the procedures for filing the application for employment authorization (EAD), or Form I-765, effective February 24, 2010. The I-765 form now must be filed either at a designated lockbox or at the Vermont Service Center (VSC). The USCIS WebSite carries an updated chart, reflecting the appropriate filing locations. Murthy Takes Action : AC21 "Porting" and Employer Withdrawal of I-140 Petition The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) held a February 26, 2010 National Stakeholder meeting via teleconference on a number of important topics. The Murthy Law Firm submitted questions, in advance, in an effort to obtain clarification on key matters faced by our clients, as well as readers of MurthyDotCom and the MurthyBulletin. The USCIS addressed two of the questions submitted by our firm. The discussion of one of those questions follows. It relates to the use of AC21 when the I-140 petition has not yet been approved.