DESPERATION IN DILLEY
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney © 2015 ________________________ This article is dedicated – with gratitude – to volunteers at all the immigration jails in the United States. _______________________ When I volunteered […]
For Love or Green Card? Fiancé(e) visa fraud
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney © 2015 A fiancé(e) visa is a special kind of visa issued to a person who intends to marry a U.S. citizen within ninety days of […]
PowerPoint Presentation: Overview of Immigration Law and Crimes
This was a presentation I made to the Ohio Law Libraries Association annual meeting in Sugarcreek, Ohio, on May 7, 2015. I have attached the presentation (24 PowerPoint slides) and […]
PowerPoint Presentation: Immigration Options for Physicians – J-1 waivers in Ohio
Physician Presentation – Powerpoint – 04-11-2015 Disclaimer: This presentation is NOT intended to be legal advice about your specific circumstances or situation. For specific advise about your particular case, please […]
Silva-Trevino Decision Overruled – Changes “Moral Turpitude” landscape
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2015 On April 10, 2015, in Matter of Silva-Trevino, 26 I&N Dec. 550 (A.G. 2015), Attorney General Eric Holder vacated the previous Attorney General’s opinion. […]
Till Death (Or Lies) Do Us Part: Deportation for Marriage Fraud
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2015 BACKGROUND On January 6, 2015, the 6th Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, based in Cincinnati issued an opinion in Fayzullina v. […]
Fiscal Year 2016 H-1B cap reached
© Farhad Sethna 2015 On April 7, 2015, the USCIS announced that it had already reached the cap of 65,000 general visas for H-1B as well as the 20,000 “Advanced US […]
H-4 SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2015 THE PROBLEM: Until an alien’s “priority date” is current, the alien and any non-US Citizen dependents cannot apply for Adjustment of Status (“green card”) […]