USCIS Plays Grinch for Christmas
by Farhad Sethna, © 2016 Too bad that one of my last posts – or possibly the last post for 2016 – has to be a negative observation: The USCIS […]
The Quadruple Quandaries Of The Priority Date Chart
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 Quandary: noun, plural “quandaries”. “a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.” Source: Dictionary.com What is a Priority […]
USCIS TO INCREASE FEES BEGINNING DECEMBER 23, 2016
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney ©2016 USCIS just announced (October 24, 2016) that it will increase filing fees across the board for most applications effective December 23, 2016. Applications received or […]
How the USCIS is stifling the American economy
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 At the very outset, let me say that this article is purely my opinion. However, my opinion is based on facts, all of which […]
USCIS ANNOUNCES FEE INCREASE
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 In a notice published on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in the Federal Register (the official publication of the United States Government), the USCIS proposed […]
NEW “STEM-OPT” RULES- A MIXED BAG
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 All Rights Reserved Background: Last year, a group of aggrieved US citizens filed a complaint in federal court alleging that the Department of Labor […]
ICE TURNS INTO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY!
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 A new “social work” role for ICE?!! In a fact sheet which first became public on January 11, 2016, ICE touted its “Family Case […]
USCIS and DOS mistake shatters hopes and dreams….
by Farhad Sethna, Attorney, copyright 2015 The US Department of State posted a visa bulletin in a new format on September 9, 2015. In that format, the Bulletin announced two […]