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Earlier this month, Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) had two meetings in Niagara Falls, New York and Toronto, Ontario to discuss the joint U.S.-Canada declaration of a shared approach to security, also known as the Beyond the Border Action Plan. As a result of this plan, CBP and CBSA will […]

The Department of Homeland Security has announced its plan to finalize an alien exit tracking system based on biometrics data verification and will present it to Congress within weeks. While aliens entering the U.S. legally are tracked, a reliable exit system to verify who has left and when has been sought since before 9/11.  It is estimated […]

Some people may be refused entry to the United States due to a past criminal or immigration matter.  However, even if you are deemed inadmissible to the U.S., you may apply to CBP for a nonimmigrant waiver which waives the exclusion ground and allows you to cross the border. Due to the close relationship between […]

TN classification, established under the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”) allows qualified Canadian and Mexican citizens to enter the U.S. temporarily to engage in business activities at a professional level. Dentistry is one of the professions allowed under NAFTA.  To qualify for TN status as a Dentist, an applicant must possess one of the following:  […]

The Department of Homeland Security through Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Border Patrol is tasked with securing U.S. air, land and sea points-of-entry while simultaneously facilitating and streamlining lawful trade and travel. America and Canada share a border of more than 5,000 miles stretching along the continental U.S. and Alaska.  In […]

CIS issued a policy memo on April 10, 2012 providing guidance on the assignment of appropriate gender designations on immigration documents issued to transgender individuals and the adjudication of applications involving transgender marriages. ]]>

Berardi Immigration Law’s Universal Visa Services Division was recently retained by a production company that needed to secure a nonimmigrant visa appointment for one of their key personnel on an expedited basis. ]]>

The H-2B is designated for foreign workers to come to the U.S. temporarily to perform nonagricultural services or labor on a one time, seasonal, peak-load or intermittent basis. ]]>

On March 22, 2012, a letter was sent to President Obama by a number of organizations representing a variety of industries and small, medium and major corporations expressing their concerns about the recent increase in requests for evidence and denials with respect to the L-1 visa category.  The Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of State and […]

Berardi Immigration Law successfully implemented a long-term strategy in order to secure L-1B, specialized knowledge status for an individual whose petition had been previously denied by CIS at a service center. ]]>