Category: News

Canadians, it’s almost time! The rules for travel by land into the U.S. were released Friday night. Remember, these are different from the rules for traveling by air. It all starts Nov. 8 when the U.S. border reopens! If you have any questions, contact Berardi Immigration Law today. We would love to hear from you.

The White House has outlined new rules for foreign travellers to the US, as flight restrictions lift for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020. Watch the video below and find our more on the Berardi Blog. If you have any questions, contact Berardi Immigration Law today. We would love to hear from […]

The Biden administration on Monday outlined new details of its plans to allow Covid-19-vaccinated foreign nationals to travel to the United States again starting November 8, including details on which vaccines will be permitted and who will be exempted from requirements. Remember, these are the new rules for air travel. We’re still waiting for rules […]

On October 25, 2021, the White House issued a Presidential Proclamation, A Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-⁠19 Pandemic, detailing the new COVID-19 requirements for air travelers. This Global Travel Proclamation outlines the upcoming move away from the country-by-country restrictions previously applied during the COVID-19 pandemic to an air travel […]

According to the CDC, the COVID-19 virus meets all the criteria to make it a Class A Inadmissible Condition. This essentially means that without vaccination against COVID-19, or a valid waiver (which will be described later), applicants will be denied their green card. The COVID-19 vaccine is now a requirement for all eligible green card applicants and […]

Do you have an expired nonimmigrant waiver, and waiting for the U.S. land border to reopen before renewing? Well, now is the time! Luckily, the procedure has been streamlined, and you can find out more in the video below. If you have any questions, contact Berardi Immigration Law today. We would love to hear from […]

According to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GOA), the backlog of applications for eligible immigrants to become U.S. citizens has more than doubled between 2015 and 2020. The report found that the USCIS backlog increased 85% from fiscal years 2015 through 2020. USCIS cited the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in the application process, and staffing […]

USCIS recently made changes to medical exam and vaccination requirements for marriage-based, family-based, and employment-based U.S. Green Card applicants. In the video below, Berardi Immigration Law Senior Associate Attorney Gabriella Agostinelli tells you what you need to know. If you have any questions, contact Berardi Immigration Law today. We would love to hear from you.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received enough petitions for H-2B visas to reach the congressionally mandated capacity for the first half of the fiscal year 2022.  USCIS allows for 66,000 total H-2B recipients per year, with 33,000 recipients each half-year.  H-2B visas are granted specifically for companies to bring foreign nationals to work […]

The U.S. border opens to Canadian land travel beginning Nov. 8. But there are still a lot of questions. Will you need to take a Covid test to return home? What kind of test will you need? In her weekly video below, Berardi Immigration Law Managing Partner Rosanna Berardi tackles these questions and more. If […]