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 […]
Self-employment by F-1 student on OPT
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2013 Background: F-1 students are eligible for certain forms of work-authorization both prior to graduation and post-graduation. Under the post-graduate employment option, also called OPT, a […]
Can an International student be self employed or set up a company in the United States?
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2013 Background: Many times, enterprising foreign students pose the same question: can I set up a business in the United States while I am still a […]
SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR I-94- YOU WON’T HAVE IT ANYMORE!
Will going “paperless” create more headaches (and more paper)? © 2012 Farhad Sethna, Attorney On your legal admission to the USA at a port of entry or at an airport, […]