Government of Men continues its Evil March
by Farhad Sethna, Attorney ©2018 The USA used to be a “government of laws, not of men.” But ever since the change in Administration, the “law” part has been left […]
US Department of State Revokes 30/60 Day Rule
By Farhad Sethna, Esq. ©2017 The US Department of State has revoked its 30/60 day rule regarding immigrant intent. What does this mean? As background, the 30/60 day rule was […]
Supreme Court decision on Trump’s Travel Ban
© Attorney Farhad Sethna 2017 Here is a quick summary of the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday, June 26, 2017: If you are not from one of these six countries: […]
NEW “STEM-OPT” RULES- A MIXED BAG
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 All Rights Reserved Background: Last year, a group of aggrieved US citizens filed a complaint in federal court alleging that the Department of Labor […]
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 […]
Self-Employment Options for F-1 students
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney and Counselor; © 2014 Often, I hear enterprising and creative clients ask me – “Farhad, can I start a business in the USA”. Many times, these […]
THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION- US GOVERNMENT RULES
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 On May 8, 2014, the US Department of Justice and the US Department of Education issued a joint instruction letter to public schools across […]
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 […]