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 […]
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 […]
PowerPoint Presentation: Overview of Immigration Law and Crimes
This was a presentation I made to the Ohio Law Libraries Association annual meeting in Sugarcreek, Ohio, on May 7, 2015. I have attached the presentation (24 PowerPoint slides) and […]
Silva-Trevino Decision Overruled – Changes “Moral Turpitude” landscape
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2015 On April 10, 2015, in Matter of Silva-Trevino, 26 I&N Dec. 550 (A.G. 2015), Attorney General Eric Holder vacated the previous Attorney General’s opinion. […]
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”) […]
LAS APLICACIONES DE DACA ESTÁN DETENIDAS
Por el Abogado Farhad Sethna © 2015 El Juez federal Andrew Hanen, en Brownsville, Texas bloqueó las acciones ejecutivas DACA y DAPA del Presidente Obama con una orden judicial […]
PROGRAMA DE PROCESAMIENTO DE REFUGIADOS (CAM)
PROGRAMA DE PROCESAMIENTO DE REFUGIADOS/ PERMISOS PARA NIÑOS MENORES EN CENTROAMERICA (CAM) Resumen del Abogado Farhad Sethna, © 2015 El programa CAM, está dirigido a los padres que están legalmente […]