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 […]
Gay Marriages Now Recognized under US Immigration Law
SUPREME COURT RULING MAKES IMMIGRATION OF MARRIED SAME-SEX COUPLES POSSIBLE © Attorney Farhad Sethna 2013 On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in United States v. […]
FALSE CLAIM TO U.S. CITIZENSHIP
© 2012 Farhad Sethna, Attorney In immigration law, there are very few immigration offenses which are treated as severely as a false claim to U.S. citizenship. Obviously, aggravated felons, drug […]
HOW DO I…OBTAIN PERMANENT RESIDENCY?
© 2012 Farhad Sethna, Attorney In this column, I will occasionally write a series of articles that I will call the “How do I?” series. A the name suggests, this […]
Protect Yourself, Permanent Resident!
Returning residents beware- Running out of time on your “green card” In a recent case, the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit (covering Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and […]
Change to USCIS Mailing of Approval Notices
In a surprising change, not announced in advance by USCIS, effective September 12, 2011, the USCIS decided to mail all approval notices DIRECTLY to the petitioner, not to the attorney […]
Want a Green Card – Significance of Jan 14, 1998
As a preface, most of you are probably aware that the immigration law was substantially changed in 1996 by the passage of the illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act […]