Arash advises businesses of all sizes on a wide range of immigration and global mobility matters, including employment-based visas, immigrant petitions, PERM, and I-9 compliance issues.
Prior to joining Mintz, Arash was an associate in the New York City office of a large immigration law firm, where his work included handling immigration matters relating to a significant multinational corporate merger. Earlier, practicing at a boutique immigration law firm in New York, Arash helped clients obtain permanent and non-immigrant visas and worked on a variety of complex business immigration matters.
In law school at UCLA, Arash was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law.
viewpoints
USCIS Online Organizational Accounts and H-1B Registration Processing – Session 2
February 23, 2024 | Webinar
Arash Bahar and John Quill discussed the features of the Online Organizational Accounts and how the updated H-1B registration process will work.
White House Issues Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence
November 7, 2023 | Blog | By Arash R. Bahar
Analysis: Employment-based Permanent Residence Retrogressions
October 16, 2023 | Blog | By Arash R. Bahar
Over the past several months, the Department of State (DOS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced additional backlogs in the permanent residence (Green Card) quota system. These additional backlogs have forced employers and their foreign national employees to adjust strategy in applying for permanent residence, and in maintaining lawful status and employment authorization in the U.S.
USCIS Extends Green Card Validity for Naturalization Applicants
January 5, 2023 | Alert | By Arash R. Bahar
Under a recent USCIS rule change, lawful permanent residents who have filed a Form N-400 Naturalization Application with USCIS on or after December 12, 2022, will receive a 24-month automatic Green Card extension.
USCIS Extends COVID-19-Related Flexibilities and Makes Signature Flexibility Policy Permanent
August 4, 2022 | Alert | By Arash R. Bahar
USCIS recently announced the extension of COVID-19-related flexibilities, including additional time to file certain responses and documents and that it will indefinitely allow documents with electronically produced original signatures.
USCIS Expands Eligibility for Premium Processing Upgrades of EB-1C Multinational Executive/Manager and EB-2 National Interest Waiver Petitions
July 25, 2022 | Alert | By Arash R. Bahar
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting requests for premium processing for EB-1C multinational executive and manager petitions and EB-2 National Interest Waiver I-140 petitions on August 1.
DHS to End Temporary COVID-19 Policy on Expired List B Identity Documents on May 1, 2022
April 4, 2022 | Alert | By Arash R. Bahar
This alert discusses DHS’s termination of its temporary COVID-19 policy allowing employers to accept expired List B identity documents for I-9 purposes and covers what’s required of employers.
Department of Homeland Security Designates Ukraine and Afghanistan for TPS
March 29, 2022 | Alert | By Arash R. Bahar
This alert covers the DHS announcement designating Afghanistan and Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and outlines the process of applying for TPS, which will be in effect for 18 months.
News & Press
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas
August 15, 2024
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Recognition & Awards
Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” – Immigration Law (2023 - 2025)
Involvement
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Member, Iranian American Bar Association