AAO changes NIW standard – Matter of Dhanasar
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2017 Summary: On December 27, 2016, the Administrative Appeals Office (the government agency in the USCIS which oversees decisions of the USCIS to decide if […]
USCIS Plays Grinch for Christmas
by Farhad Sethna, © 2016 Too bad that one of my last posts – or possibly the last post for 2016 – has to be a negative observation: The USCIS […]
The Quadruple Quandaries Of The Priority Date Chart
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 Quandary: noun, plural “quandaries”. “a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma.” Source: Dictionary.com What is a Priority […]
Trump’s Victory Speech – November 9, 2016
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney ©2016 At 2:37 in the morning, on November 9, 2016, president elect Donald Trump gave his victory speech following what can be termed – at the […]
Professional Immigration to SE Asia – a Comparative Analysis
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney © 2016 Reporting live again from the American Bar Association International Law Section’s conference on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Tokyo, Japan, here is Farhad […]
TransPacific Partnership (TPP): Myth or Reality?
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney © 2016 Reporting live from the American Bar Association’s International Law Section Fall Meeting, In Tokyo, I want to report on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). […]
USCIS ANNOUNCES FEE INCREASE
By Attorney Farhad Sethna © 2016 In a notice published on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in the Federal Register (the official publication of the United States Government), the USCIS proposed […]
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 […]