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  • USCIS Taking Steps to Improve Integrity of F-1 and OPT Programs

    USCIS aims to improve the integrity of the F-1 and Optional Practical Training (OPT) programs by implementing an updated process that ensures consistency between Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and USCIS systems and informs students of the potential consequences of working with a terminated employment authorization document (EAD).  Under current regulations, F-1 students in […]

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  • New Exporters to Border States (NEBS) Seminar

    On Thursday, May 17, 2018, Managing Partner Rosanna Berardi was one of the featured speakers at the New Exporters to Border States (NEBS) Seminar. This seminar is hosted quarterly in Buffalo, New York by the Ontario, Canada government and offers a practical, hands-on introduction to the basics of exporting to the United States. Rosanna gave a presentation […]

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  • Could You be Unlawfully Present in the US? USCIS to Issue New Unlawful Presence Policy for F, J and M Nonimmigrants

    If you’re currently in the U.S. as an F (student), J (exchange visitor) or M (vocational student) nonimmigrant, it is important to understand how USCIS determines and tracks the accrual of unlawful presence, because current methods are about to change.  Current Policy According to the current USCIS policy, foreign students and exchange visitors (F and […]

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  • KCC Set to Conduct Unannounced Audit of NIV Petitions

    DOS Decides to Create Base Petitioner Record for All First Time Petitioners Lack of information in the USCIS Computer Linked Information Management System (CLAIMS) has resulted in a Department of State decision to create a “base petitioner record” for all first time petitioners.  The Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) has begun the process of creating these […]
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  • Persistence Pays Off

    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. ]]>
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  • Tips for KCC Telephonic Reviews of Nonimmigrant Visa Petitions

    Click here for background information on this topic. These preparation tips are similar to those offered in our previous article: H-1B Visa: Unannounced Site Inspections Expected to Increase Five-Fold in 2010 Proper preparation of employers in the event of an unanticipated site visit or telephonic interview is important.  Please ensure that the designated representative from your company is […]
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  • H-1B Visa: Termination of H-1B Employment

    If an employer terminates an H-1B employee before the end of that employee’s period of authorized stay, the employer is responsible for “reasonable costs” of return transportation of the employee to his or her last country of residence.  Further, regulations require notification to USCIS “immediately.”  This notification is required whether the termination was voluntary or […]
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  • The H-2B Category: A Brief Overview

    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. ]]>
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  • USCIS Taking Steps to Improve Integrity of F-1 and OPT Programs

    USCIS aims to improve the integrity of the F-1 and Optional Practical Training (OPT) programs by implementing an updated process that ensures consistency between Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and USCIS systems and informs students of the potential consequences of working with a terminated employment authorization document (EAD).  Under current regulations, F-1 students in […]

    Read More
  • New Exporters to Border States (NEBS) Seminar

    On Thursday, May 17, 2018, Managing Partner Rosanna Berardi was one of the featured speakers at the New Exporters to Border States (NEBS) Seminar. This seminar is hosted quarterly in Buffalo, New York by the Ontario, Canada government and offers a practical, hands-on introduction to the basics of exporting to the United States. Rosanna gave a presentation […]

    Read More
  • Could You be Unlawfully Present in the US? USCIS to Issue New Unlawful Presence Policy for F, J and M Nonimmigrants

    If you’re currently in the U.S. as an F (student), J (exchange visitor) or M (vocational student) nonimmigrant, it is important to understand how USCIS determines and tracks the accrual of unlawful presence, because current methods are about to change.  Current Policy According to the current USCIS policy, foreign students and exchange visitors (F and […]

    Read More

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  • KCC Set to Conduct Unannounced Audit of NIV Petitions

    DOS Decides to Create Base Petitioner Record for All First Time Petitioners Lack of information in the USCIS Computer Linked Information Management System (CLAIMS) has resulted in a Department of State decision to create a “base petitioner record” for all first time petitioners.  The Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) has begun the process of creating these […]
    Read More
  • Persistence Pays Off

    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. ]]>
    Read More
  • Tips for KCC Telephonic Reviews of Nonimmigrant Visa Petitions

    Click here for background information on this topic. These preparation tips are similar to those offered in our previous article: H-1B Visa: Unannounced Site Inspections Expected to Increase Five-Fold in 2010 Proper preparation of employers in the event of an unanticipated site visit or telephonic interview is important.  Please ensure that the designated representative from your company is […]
    Read More
  • H-1B Visa: Termination of H-1B Employment

    If an employer terminates an H-1B employee before the end of that employee’s period of authorized stay, the employer is responsible for “reasonable costs” of return transportation of the employee to his or her last country of residence.  Further, regulations require notification to USCIS “immediately.”  This notification is required whether the termination was voluntary or […]
    Read More
  • The H-2B Category: A Brief Overview

    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. ]]>
    Read More

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