Author: Jeff MacArthur

Foreign nationals who wish to “adjust” their non-immigrant status to immigrant status (permanent resident status) often have several questions about their current status while the adjustment is pending.  Here are some frequently asked questions to help you better navigate the adjustment of status process. Q: Can I travel while my Adjustment of Status is pending?In order […]

The Department of State will celebrate passport awareness month in September with the launch of the #PicturePerfectPassport campaign to improve the quality of passport photos submitted by applicants.  Poor quality photos are the number one reason that passport applications are delayed during the application process. In 2015, more than 200,000 applications were delayed for inadequate […]

Once again, Berardi Immigration Law had a busy month representing our clients at the Peace Bridge port-of-entry between Buffalo, N.Y. and Ft. Erie, Ontario. Summer is an extremely busy season for CBP, and our firm was able to facilitate the L-1 and TN adjudication process for 16 clients successfully in the month of August.  Two of […]

USCIS has proposed a new regulation allowing the agency to grant parole to certain foreign-born entrepreneurs who establish start-up businesses in the United States. This is not a new law, but rather a regulation which would implement one of President Obama’s proposals for encouraging innovation. USCIS expects 3,000 persons will qualify for parole annually under […]

Completing immigration forms can be a complicated process. Form I-864, Affidavit of Support, often generates questions and requests for assistance. Increased scrutiny by the National Visa Center often results in more Requests for Evidence, which can be time consuming and delay your overall visa process. Here are five common mistakes to avoid when completing Form […]

On Aug. 25, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service by welcoming 450 new U.S. citizens during 16 naturalization ceremonies at national parks across the country. These ceremonies represent the partnership between USCIS and the National Park Service (NPS) and the goal of holding at least […]

If you are a lawful resident in the U.S. through marriage to a U.S. citizen, your first green card is “conditional” for the first two years. To remove the conditionality off your permanent green card, you will need to file a Form I-751, Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence. In most cases, Form I-751 […]

Raun Kaul, the managing director of L’Escape Vacations Inc., a destination wedding planning company based in Toronto, was interested in applying for an L-1 visa for a new office in the United States. He wasn’t sure of the immigration process and came to Berardi Immigration looking for guidance on how to go about setting up […]

Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has announced that beginning around January 2017, it will approve both initial and repeat I-192 waivers for a five-year period. CBP is working to reduce the backlog at the Admissibility Review Office (ARO) and to increase overall efficiency. The ARO is the office responsible for adjudicating all nonimmigrant waivers. The […]

To qualify for a visa or green card on the basis of marriage, you must show that your marriage was entered into in “good faith.” The U.S. government wants to see that the relationship is legitimate and not just a scheme for getting into the United States. Federal immigration agencies will look at all the […]