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 […]
Coaches may self-petition as EB-1 Extraordinary Ability Aliens
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 In Matter of K-S-Y-, the Administrative Appeals Office of the USCIS held on March 9, 2016 that an individual who applied for classification as […]
SAN BERNARDINO KILLINGS WILL MAKE FIANCÉ VISAS HARDER
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2015 It should be no surprise that the San Bernardino killings will make it harder to get fiancé (and family-based) visa approvals. On December 2, 2015, Tashfeen […]
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 […]
DAMN THE “PRIORITY DATE” – USCIS TO ACCEPT GREEN CARD APPLICATIONS
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney ©2015 The USCIS and the Department of State jointly proposed a “solution” to the huge backlog in priority dates, especially for Employment-Based EB-2 and EB-3 applicants […]
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 […]
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. […]
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”) […]