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About Cyrus Mehta

Cyrus D. Mehta is the Founder and Managing Partner of Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners PLLC. He is a prolific speaker and writer on contemporary immigration topics. He graduated with law degrees from Cambridge University and Columbia Law School.

Entries by Cyrus Mehta

THE BLOCKING OF AN ENTREPRENEUR: A BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM AT WORK

February 22, 2013/0 Comments/in Blog/by Cyrus Mehta

3D printing technology is about to revolutionize the way we understand manufacturing, and the country that takes the lead in this new technology will be the winner ofwhat The Economist magazine has called the third industrial revolution. A state of the art hearing aid or a high tech component for a military jet can be […]

A HOUSE OF MANY ROOMS: THE DIFFERENT PATHS TO CITIZENSHIP

February 8, 2013/2 Comments/in Blog/by Cyrus Mehta

By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta It is so refreshingly wonderful to think that what was once unthinkable could become a possibility – a bill to comprehensively reform our broken immigration system. Even  the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing last Tuesday, where there was a willingness to  legalize the 10+ million undocumented population, […]

WHEN IS A TWEET AN ATTORNEY ADVERTISEMENT?

February 4, 2013/2 Comments/in Blog/by Cyrus Mehta

Immigration attorneys have naturally adapted to the internet faster than attorneys in other practice areas. They were the among the first to set up their own web sites, and with the advent of social media have also happily adapted to Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and other social networks. Using social media helps an immigration attorney to […]

HOW VIABLE IS THE POINTS SYSTEM?

January 22, 2013/1 Comment/in Blog/by Cyrus Mehta

By Felicia Zeidman Editor’s Note: While we will soon be deliberating about the merits of various proposals to comprehensively reform the US immigration system, the Canadian-based points system may be proposed as it was part of earlier comprehensive immigration reform proposals, especially the 2007 compromise Senate bill. Under existing US immigration law, an employer generally […]

THE IRRELEVANCY OF ANTI-IMMIGRATION MOVEMENTS

January 11, 2013/3 Comments/in Blog/by Cyrus Mehta

America has been founded on the noble notion of welcoming immigrants. Even the American Declaration of Independence cites this as one of the failings of England’s monarch King George III, and thus a justification for the revolution: “He  has endeavored to prevent the Population of these States; for the purpose obstructing the Laws of Naturalization […]

Top 10 Posts on The Insightful Immigration Blog In 2012

December 31, 2012/2 Comments/in Blog/by Cyrus Mehta

Thank you for reading and supporting The Insightful Immigration Blog.  Listed below are the top 10 most viewed blogs in 2012. We will continue to provide insightful commentary on contemporary immigration issues in 2013, and wish all of our supporters and well wishers a very happy New Year! While these are the 10 most viewed blogs, each blog is a […]

Can Piers Morgan Be Deported for His Comments on Gun Control?

December 25, 2012/5 Comments/in Blog/by Cyrus Mehta

At the time of writing this blog, more than 48,000 people have signed a petition on the White House website asking that CNN talk show host be deported for his comments on gun control in the wake of the mass shootings at Sandy Hook school. According to one of the two petitions, “We demand that […]

USCIS and the Lack of Procedures for Surviving Relative Petitions Under INA § 204(l)

December 17, 2012/0 Comments/in Blog/by Cyrus Mehta

By: Myriam Jaidi Congress passed a noble law in 2009 to protect surviving family members who were the derivatives of employment-based and other categories of petitions and applications.  Specifically, the law provides that certain categories of individuals could continue to have petitions, adjustment applications and related applications adjudicated so long as they were residing (not […]

The Sweet Smell of Success: H-1B Visas for Entrepreneurs

December 10, 2012/0 Comments/in Blog/by Cyrus Mehta

By Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta The title of this blog may seem odd as the H-1B visa is usually associated with an employee who earns a regular wage at the prevailing rate. Yet, entrepreneurs may benefit from the H-1B. Since the USCIS recently set up an Entrepreneur Pathways Portal inviting entrepreneurs to use […]

New Portal Welcomes Entrepreneurs to the USA: But Will this Change the Culture of “No” at USCIS

November 30, 2012/3 Comments/in Blog/by Cyrus Mehta

Consistent with its earlier policy of welcoming entrepreneurs, the USCIS launched a new portal called Entrepreneur Pathways providing resources on how foreign entrepreneurs can use existing visas to launch their innovative startups in the US.  The portal is quite good, and it is hoped that USCIS officials retreat from their culture of “No” and process […]

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