Category: Work In The US

As Memorial Day approaches and people gear up for a long weekend, it’s important to keep a few tips in mind that might make traveling over the long weekend easier.  Green Card Holders  If you are traveling as a permanent resident, temporary or brief travel does not typically affect your status. You can leave the […]

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. Premium processing provides expedited processing for Form I-140. It guarantees that the USCIS will take some adjudicative action on the case within […]

Associate Attorney Zach Ahlstrom talks about two ways to apply for an extension of your TN work permit in the video below. You can travel to the border to apply – or you can file through the mail. There are differences, pros and cons, you need to know about. The TN Visa category was created […]

Berardi’s Jennifer Behm discusses the H-1B status & the cap gap extension in the video below. Read more about understanding the OPT cap-gap on the Berardi blog. If you have any questions, contact Berardi Immigration Law today. We would love to hear from you.

Berardi Immigration Law has an excellent PERM Green Card team that can help your company navigate the complex PERM green card process, especially when it comes to tricky recruitment issues. What does good faith recruitment mean exactly? Partner Jennifer Behm shares more on everything you need to know in the video below. Be sure to […]

Associate Attorney Rebecca Bentley has details on a client approval for an L-1A visa in the video below. The L-1 nonimmigrant category is for intracompany transfers and blanket L petitions. It is available to individuals who have worked for a foreign corporation that has a parent, subsidiary, branch or affiliate company in the U.S. Watch […]

Associate Attorney Zach Ahlstrom is here with a recent client approval story. His client was looking to send a software developer to the U.S. and Berardi Immigration Law decided an L-1 Visa was the best fit for the client. The L-1 nonimmigrant category is for intracompany transfers and blanket L petitions. It is available to […]

As of May 4, 2022, Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extensions will now be lengthened to a 540-day period from the previous 180-day extension period, according to a Temporary Final Rule (TFR) set forth by USCIS. This extension will only be pertinent to applicants who were previously eligible for the 180-day extension. Specifically, this applies to […]

The Department of Homeland Security will temporarily expand the automatic extension period for certain applicants seeking to renew employment authorization documents to a year and a half in draft regulations released Tuesday. If you have any questions, contact Berardi Immigration Law today. We would love to hear from you.

Employment authorization for E & L non-immigrant spouses is here and that’s huge news for spouses of E & L holders. Watch Rebecca’s video below for more details and check out related Berardi blogs posts: USCIS Updates Guidance on Employment Authorization for E and L Visa Spouses Crossing the Border: Great News for L-2 & […]