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 […]
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 […]
STEM OPT EXTENSION IN TROUBLE?
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney © 2015 On August 12, 2015, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, in “Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of […]
Fiscal Year 2016 H-1B cap reached
© Farhad Sethna 2015 On April 7, 2015, the USCIS announced that it had already reached the cap of 65,000 general visas for H-1B as well as the 20,000 “Advanced US […]
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”) […]
The Export Control Regulations and Deemed Exports – an update
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney, copyright 2014 (No copyright asserted in US Government works or websites) Background: Other articles on this website also discuss this issue. This article is intended to […]
Imaginative move by Massachussetts governor to retain highly educated foreign students in the USA
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 In other articles on this blog, I had written about self-sponsorship through a business set up and operated by a foreign student or recent […]
AAO CONFIRMS 3-FOR-1 RULE
© Attorney Farhad Sethna 2013 Under employment based immigration law, a foreign worker will be considered to have a Baccalaureate or Bachelor’s degree if the alien worker can meet certain […]