NEW NATURALIZATION FORM N-400 EFFECTIVE MAY 5, 2014
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 Effective May 5, 2014, any applicant for naturalization (U.S. citizenship) will be required to file the new version of Form N-400, which has a […]
BIA RULES THAT ALIEN RETAINS STATUS WHILE EXTENSION APPLICATION IS PENDING
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 In a recent decision, the Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that an alien who had applied for an extension of his nonimmigrant status retained […]
USCIS aplica la discreción a las convicciones juveniles en casos de DACA
Por el Abogado Farhad Sethna © 2014 El 24 de enero de 2014, el USCIS publicó una “Guia de Orientación” en la materia de los candidatos de DACA (acción diferida […]
USCIS Applies Discretion to Juvenile Convictions in DACA Cases
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 On January 24, 2014, the USCIS issued a “Field Guidance” on the subject of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) applicants who may have […]
USELESS – ELIS? ELECTRONIC IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 It has been over a year since the USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Services) implemented its “Electronic Immigration System” (or ELIS). Under the […]
REPUBLICANS BETRAY AMERICAN VALUES, SAY NO TO IMMIGRATION REFORM
By Attorney Farhad Sethna, © 2014 Doubtless, there will be many readers who disagree with me. This is, after all my viewpoint. However, it is a viewpoint based on common […]
THIRD CIRCUIT HOLDS ICE DETAINERS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney © 2014 As background, “detainers” are issued by the USICE to a law enforcement agency (“LEA”) to ask the LEA to hold an individual suspected of […]
CHANGE OF ADDRESS WITH USCIS
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 If you are not a US Citizen, and you are residing in the USA, the law requires that you have to let the USCIS […]