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 […]
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 […]
CAMBIO DE DIRECCIÓN CON EL USCIS
Por el Abogado Farhad Sethna © 2014 Si usted no es ciudadano norteamericano y reside en EEUU, la ley requiere que mantenga siempre actualizada su dirección al USCIS (United States […]
THE CSPA – CHILD STATUS PROTECTION ACT – GETTING OLDER AND WISER?
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2013 The Child Status Protection Act, enshrined in the Immigration & Nationality Act as § 203(h) originally held out great promise when it was first […]
Self-employment by F-1 student on OPT
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2013 Background: F-1 students are eligible for certain forms of work-authorization both prior to graduation and post-graduation. Under the post-graduate employment option, also called OPT, a […]
Can an International student be self employed or set up a company in the United States?
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2013 Background: Many times, enterprising foreign students pose the same question: can I set up a business in the United States while I am still a […]
USCIS CAN “LOCK” SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS IN E-VERIFY
By Attorney Farhad Sethna, © 2013 In a press release on November 18, 2013, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas claimed that the USCIS now has the ability to “lock” social security […]