Category: News

Back in May of 2021, and most recently in March of 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued guidance to U.S. citizens permitting their use of expired U.S. passports. U.S. citizens have been allowed to use their passport that expired on or after January 1, 2020, to return to the U.S. This temporary form of […]

Uniting for Ukraine was put into effect on April 21, 2022, to provide a pathway for Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members who are outside the United States to stay in the U.S. temporarily for a two-year period of parole. These individuals must have a supporter in the U.S. who agree to provide them […]

To complete your arrival test you must (if you have been selected for random testing): Register with the approved test provider for the province of your point of entry. Use the same email address you used for ArriveCAN. Schedule your test with the test provider. Complete the test by end of day the next calendar […]

The U.S. immigration system is broken. It’s been broken since I graduated law school 25 years ago. In the coming weeks, we’re going to explore why the system is broken and how to fix it. Watch the latest video below. If you have any questions, contact Berardi Immigration Law today. We would love to hear […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is beginning to implement its second phase of premium processing for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers. This is specifically meant for Form I-140s filed under EB-1 and EB-2 classifications under the E13 multinational executive and manager classification or E21 classification as […]

Watch the latest update in the video below and read more about it in our blog post Canada’s Express Entry Draws Return to Normal Today. If you have any questions, contact Berardi Immigration Law today. We would love to hear from you.

Just in time for summer the Biden administration has dropped the Covid-19 testing requirement for inbound air travelers from abroad, ending one of the longest-running travel restrictions of the pandemic. Check out our Coronavirus Breaking News page for more on this subject. If you have any questions, contact Berardi Immigration Law today. We would love […]

Passport applications have increased four times compared to last year’s data and Service Canada hasn’t met citizens’ needs. After two long years of a devastating pandemic, Canadian travelers are finally planning on visiting foreign destinations and enjoying vacations while the travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 have been eased around the world. However, passport offices […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its public charge resources webpage to provide information more clearly to immigrants and U.S. citizens. This will help dispel any fear amongst them when it comes to accessing critical government services that are available to them. USCIS will continue to use the public charge ground of inadmissibility […]

On May 24, 2022, USCIS announced that it would be implementing premium processing for certain petitioners who have a pending Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers under the EB-1 and EB-2 classifications. Watch the video below for more information, plus check out our previous post on the subject and our post on Crossing the […]