Visa applications in India seriously delayed
© Attorney Farhad Sethna, 2025 If anyone is thinking of travelling to India now to get their H-1B or other work visa stamped to be able to return to the […]
USCIS extends EAD authorization to 540 days
© Farhad Sethna, attorney, 2024 On December 6, 2024, the USCIS issued a final rule, making certain categories of EAD (employment authorization document) eligible for a further 540 day extension. […]
Want to be an entrepreneur? OPT options for students
© Farhad Sethna, Attorney, 2024 In late December, 2023, the USCIS put out chapter 5, “Practical Training”, in its policy manual under volume 2, part F, “Students”. The entire practice […]
The US is turning away thousands of talented foreign workers — it doesn’t have to be this way
I have said this for many years: immigration laws, and Congress in ability and willingness to make positive changes to immigration or crippling our own country. Where is the “Maga“ […]
USCIS Mandates Use of New Employment Eligibility Verification – Form I-9
Effective November 1, 2023 all employers must use the revised form I-9, which can be found on the USCIS website. The form has an “edition date” of August 1, 2023 […]
DOL and USCIS team up to gut H1B program
The USDOL (Department of Labor), and the USCIS – an agency of the Department of Homeland Security – have teamed up to effectively gut the H1B specialty worker program. In […]
Practical effects of the Supreme Court’s DACA decision
© Farhad Sethna 2020 On June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court issued a decision that will certainly stay written into the history of DACA forever. On that day, a 5 […]
USCIS defers H-1b selection rule – for now
by Farhad Sethna, Attorney The USCIS has deferred for one year at least – the proposed pre-filing H-1b selection rule that I wrote about earlier on this blog. Under that […]