Farman Ellahi

Experience

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  Pak Navy

  Oct 1987 - May 2002

  Naval Officer (Lieut Commander PN)

  Worked on different PN ships, submarines, corvettes, and establishments.

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  Shah Peerally Law Group, PC

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2010

  Immigration Paralegal

  Prepared and processed H-1B, PERM, Employment Based and Family Based Green Cards under attorney's supervision. Strong background in responding to RFEs, and prepare rebuttals. • Prepared and processed H-1B petitions.• Filing of LCAs'​ and Prevailing wages.• Prepared and processed Family Based Green Card and Employment Based Green Cards.• Prepared PERM cases under attorney's supervision.• Prepared N-400 Naturalization petitions.• I-751 removal of conditions cases.• Interview Preparation for Green Card and citizenship.• Was point of contact for the law firm for collecting information, cases feedback and status update for clients.• Managed retainer agreements of the firm. Show less

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  Software Catalysts LLC

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2013

  Manager HR - Legal

  Besides other HR functions looking after company’s Business Immigration workload:•Managed I-9 compliance (E-verification for employment eligibility of the coy employees).•Devised questionnaires and templates for in-house processing of cases including H-1B, H-4, L-1, TN, I-140, I-485, and I-130 petitions from start to finish.•Audited I-9 and Public Access files of the company for regulatory compliance. •Filed numerous PERM cases from start to finish successfully (from PWR to filing of I-140). •Responded H-1B RFEs’ and PERM Audits successfully.•Prepared rebuttals with 99% success.•Contracts management, Affidavits, and Promissory Notes. Show less

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  System Soft Technologies

  Dec 2013 - May 2014

  Manager HR - Immigration

  •Managed company's business immigration workload including PERM.•Responsible for drafting and processing of all kinds of business immigration petitions including H-1B, H-4, L-1, TN, E-3, and I-140 petitions from start to finish.•Responded RFEs'​, NOIDs, NOIRs, and PERM audits.•Coordinated with attorneys for pending cases and their progress.•Responsible for I-9 compliance and public access files.•Audited I-9 files and public access files at company's HQ office in Tampa, Florida. Show less

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  Software Catalysts LLC

  May 2014 - Jul 2016

  HR Manager

  Besides other HR functions looking after company’s Business Immigration workload:•Managed I-9 compliance and maintain Public Access Files.•Devised processes for H-1B, H-4, I-140, I-485, I-765, I-131, and I-130 petitions. •Prepared and filed of in-house PERM cases from start to finish. •Prepared contracts, agreements, Promissory Notes and affidavits.•Responded to RFEs’ NOIDs' and PERM Audits.•Coordinated with outside attorneys for drafting / preparing the documents as required.•Point of contact for the company for all HR functions. Show less

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  Computer Global Solutions Inc

  Jul 2016 - May 2019

  Senior Paralegal / Immigration Manager
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  KANAP SYSTEMS, LLC

  Jan 2020 - now

  Immigration Manager