CHANGE OF ADDRESS WITH USCIS
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2014 If you are not a US Citizen, and you are residing in the USA, the law requires that you have to let the USCIS […]
CAMBIO DE DIRECCIÓN CON EL USCIS
Por el Abogado Farhad Sethna © 2014 Si usted no es ciudadano norteamericano y reside en EEUU, la ley requiere que mantenga siempre actualizada su dirección al USCIS (United States […]
THE CSPA – CHILD STATUS PROTECTION ACT – GETTING OLDER AND WISER?
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2013 The Child Status Protection Act, enshrined in the Immigration & Nationality Act as § 203(h) originally held out great promise when it was first […]
Gay Marriages Now Recognized under US Immigration Law
SUPREME COURT RULING MAKES IMMIGRATION OF MARRIED SAME-SEX COUPLES POSSIBLE © Attorney Farhad Sethna 2013 On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in United States v. […]
FALSE CLAIM TO U.S. CITIZENSHIP
© 2012 Farhad Sethna, Attorney In immigration law, there are very few immigration offenses which are treated as severely as a false claim to U.S. citizenship. Obviously, aggravated felons, drug […]
HOW DO I…OBTAIN PERMANENT RESIDENCY?
© 2012 Farhad Sethna, Attorney In this column, I will occasionally write a series of articles that I will call the “How do I?” series. A the name suggests, this […]
Protect Yourself, Permanent Resident!
Returning residents beware- Running out of time on your “green card” In a recent case, the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit (covering Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and […]
Change to USCIS Mailing of Approval Notices
In a surprising change, not announced in advance by USCIS, effective September 12, 2011, the USCIS decided to mail all approval notices DIRECTLY to the petitioner, not to the attorney […]