Law Offices of Fariba Faiz

Fariba Faiz is an immigration attorney focusing on investment immigration (EB-5 Direct and Regional Center and E-1/E-2 Visas), as well as employment-based tempo...rary and immigrant visas for professionals, entrepreneurs, artists, scholars, coaches and athletes. Ms. Faiz works in partnership with foreign investors, their employees and multinational firms to transfer foreign personnel and their families to the U.S. Ms. Faiz represents employers and individuals in immigration matters before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, the U.S. Department of Labor and various U.S. Consulates abroad. In addition, Ms. Faiz and her network of trusted advisors provide consultations to potential investors or agents on matters including foreign direct investment and issues relating to compliance with the provisions of the U.S. Patriot Act with respect to foreign investments and blocked transactions proscribed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, site location analysis and transfer of personnel, California economic development incentives, in-bound investment missions and project financing through the U.S. EXIM Bank for small and medium sized ventures. Ms. Faiz firmly believes that the U.S. EXIM Bank’s project financing programs should be resuscitated so that U.S. goods and services can compete globally. Ms. Faiz was licensed to practice law in the State of California in 1998. She is admitted to practice before the United States Federal Court of the Northern District of California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit as well as the Supreme Court of California. Ms. Faiz is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association's Advisory Group and the Gershan Lehman Group. She also provides consultations to tech start-up incubator programs including Innovation Norway -Silicon Valley and San Francisco, among others. Ms. Faiz has made pro bono work a regular part of her career as an attorney. Since 2005, She has been serving as a panel attorney with San Francisco’s Aids Legal Referral Panel (ALRP). In 2000 she helped establish IASE (International Alliance in Service and Education), a non-profit with the dual mission of providing culture-specific healthcare literacy to underserved local communities, and promotion of moral and ethical responsibility for U.S. students involved in community healthcare with experiential learning opportunities in international settings. IASE’s experiential learning curricula were implemented through collaborations with University of Pretoria in South Africa, Suez Canal University in Egypt and the State of Morelos Ministry of Health in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Ms. Faiz served as IASE’s Executive Director from 2001 through 2012. Ms. Faiz is also interested in human rights. Recently, she helped establish ICBHR, a non-profit organization involved in promoting democracy and human rights in developing countries through accurate reporting, education, advocacy and public relations. Ms. Faiz born in Tehran, Iran and immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 12. She earned her JD from Southwestern Law School. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in international relations from UC Berkeley. Find out more at: http://www.faizlaw.com/

USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of Premium Processing for All I-129 and I-140 Petitions Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced the immediate and temporary suspension of premium processing service for all Form I-129 and I-140 petitions until further notice due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Effective today, March 20, 2020, USCIS will not accept any new requests for premium processing. USCIS will process any peti...tion with a previously accepted Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, in accordance with the premium processing service criteria. However, we will not be able to send notices using pre-paid envelopes. We will only send batch-printed notices. Petitioners who have already filed a Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, or Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, using the premium processing service and who receive no agency action on their case within the 15-calendar-day period will receive a refund, consistent with 8 CFR 103.7(e). We will notify the public with a confirmed date for resuming premium processing. USCIS will reject the I-907 and return the $1,440 filing fee for all petitions requesting premium processing that were mailed before March 20 but not yet accepted. This temporary suspension includes petitions filed for the following categories: I-129: E-1, E-2, H-1B, H-2B, H-3, L-1A, L-1B, LZ, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-1S, P-2, P-2S, P-3, P-3S, Q-1, R-1, TN-1 and TN-2. I-140: EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3. This includes new premium processing requests for all H-1B petitions, including H-1B cap-subject petitions for fiscal year 2021, petitions from previous fiscal years, and all H-1B petitions that are exempt from the cap. USCIS previously announced the temporary suspension of premium processing for FY 2021 cap-subject petitions and tentative dates for resumption of premium processing service. This announcement expands upon and supersedes the previous announcement. For current Form I-129 and I-140 processing times, visit the Check Case Processing Times page and the H-1B page on the USCIS website. See more

As a result of the COVID-19 virus, Law Offices of Fariba Faiz is taking measures to ensure the safety of staff while we strive to provide a high level of service to our clients. In an effort to maintain this balance we have altered our schedules & work remotely due to the shelter-in-place order. Understandably, some matters are taking longer than anticipated as we are implement these safety measures. Meetings are being held by phone or video chat. If your matter is urgent, please email [email protected] with the heading URGENT. Your understanding is appreciated.

USCIS Clarified Public Charge Rules Do Not Restrict Access to Testing, Screening, or Treatment of Communicable Diseases.

Happy New Year! Wish you all a fabulous 2020! Thank you to all who made this year so successful and trusted me with your immigration matters. Looking forward to helping more of you in 2020!