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Mr. Pierre Lauzon received an opportunity to provide management consulting services to Gogo Inc., a provider of in-flight connectivity and wireless entertainment solutions for the global aviation industry. All he needed was an approved TN visa that would allow him to successfully enter and work in the United States. Unsure of how to complete the […]

On Sept. 29, 2016, a Continuing Resolution was signed into law to extend several important immigration programs, including the Conrad 30 Program, the non-minister special immigrant religious work program (SR visa), and the EB-5 Regional Center Program. The House and the Senate passed the Continuing Resolution on Sept. 28, 2016 and the president signed the […]

Since Naturalization applications are now being processed electronically, USCIS has announced two important filing updates. Firstly, you no longer need to submit two passport-style photographs with your application. Your photo will now be taken during your biometrics appointment at the Application Support Center (ASC). However, this does not apply to applicants residing overseas. If you […]

Some individuals with criminal convictions may be inadmissible to the U.S. no matter how long ago the offense took place or how minor the conviction was. Because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has comprehensive access to criminal records, any individual with a criminal record runs the risk of being denied entry into the U.S. […]

Q: Who is eligible to vote in United States federal elections? A: Only U.S. citizens and naturalized citizens who are 18 years of age and older can vote in U.S. federal elections. Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) and nonimmigrants are NOT legally allowed to vote in United States elections. Q: How do I know if I’m […]

Berardi Immigration Law presented eight TN and L-1 petitions to U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) on behalf of our clients in September. We provide highlights of two of these cases below: • Applying for L-1A status in the U.S. necessitates documentation establishing that the foreign national meets all statutory requirements. In order to qualify for […]

Beginning Nov. 1, 2016, the “No Eyeglasses Policy” will go into effect. Under this policy, Consular Affairs will no longer accept photographs of visa and passport applicants wearing eyeglasses, except in rare, medically-documented circumstances. Consular Affairs will implement this policy with a soft one-month enforcement period from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30, 2016, after which […]

The DOS Visa Office has recently instructed consular officers to revoke the visas of visa-holders following a DUI (driving under the influence) arrest. The previous policy simply required a visa applicant with a prior DUI conviction to provide a report from a panel physician. This new policy allows consular posts to revoke nonimmigrant visas and […]

An H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. H-1B visas require that the foreign worker (the beneficiary) has a bachelor’s degree, and that the U.S. company (the Petitioner) can employ the worker for up to six years. Sometimes it can be unclear whether or not individuals […]

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will shortly be rolling out a mobile app and revising the I-94 website so that individuals at land border crossings (not air and sea) will be able to pre-order a paper I-94 and pay a $6 fee online. The I-94 will be ready for the individual upon arrival, provided he […]