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TN Case Summaries

  • TN Case Summary: Management Consultant

    In this video, Associate Attorney Zach Ahlstrom details a successful TN case that our client presented to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge port of entry located in Buffalo, New York. This client was applying for a TN under the Management Consultant designation. This TN designation is heavily scrutinized because it is one […]
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  • TN Case Summary: Car Dealership Consultant

    Zach Ahlstrom, Associate Attorney with Berardi Immigration Law, discusses one of his client’s recent successful TN applications presented to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge port of entry located in Buffalo, NY. Our client submitted under the TN Management Consultant designation. This designation is one of the most scrutinized TN categories. CBP wants […]
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  • TN Spotlight: Interior Designer

    The TN category permits citizens of Canada and Mexico to enter the U.S. to provide prearranged professional services to a U.S. entity. Under the regulations, there are 63 professional occupations under which an individual may qualify. One such occupation is an Interior Designer. How to Qualify as an Interior Designer To qualify for TN status […]
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  • TN Zoologist Case Summary 2.7.2020

    Partner Jennifer Behm discusses a nontraditional TN application for a Zoologist that we’ve represented as a client for many years now. It’s fun for Jennifer to prepare this case because of her interesting background and scope of duties. In this case, our client was unable to travel because of some work restrictions and a tight schedule. We […]
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  • TN Graphic Designer Case Summary 2.7.2020

    Partner Jennifer Behm discusses a recent TN Graphic Designer success story. Our client does digital design work for a well-known talk show and designs the graphic for the business’s YouTube station. This candidate has a master’s degree in digital design and a similar bachelor’s degree from a reputable Canadian institution. Since this was our client’s third TN […]
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  • TN Mechanical Engineer Case Summary 2.4.2020

    Managing Partner Rosanna Berardi is back from the U.S./Canadian border! She met with a client who is applying for a TN work permit as a Mechanical Engineer. In this scenario, our client was entering the U.S. periodically to provide services on behalf of a U.S. company and was told by CBP that he needed a work permit.  […]
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  • TN Management Consultant Case Summary 2.4.2020

    Did you know that the Management Consultant classification is the only TN classification that does not require a bachelor’s degree? This forces Customs and Border Protection to look at Management Consultant cases microscopically as it is the most “abused” classification. In this situation, our client has had multiple TNs so we showed that our client’s work […]
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  • TN Computer Systems Analyst Case Summary 2.4.2020

    Managing Partner Rosanna Berardi discusses a recent TN application for a Computer Systems Analyst. This case is unique in the sense that the applicant did not possess a degree in computer science, rather, the applicant has an MBA and many years of work experience.  As some of you may know, the Computer Systems Analyst category requires […]
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  • TN Engineer Case Summary 1.14.2020

    Attorney Zachary Ahlstrom discusses a recent TN application he submitted for an engineer. In this case, our client came to us after he was previously denied TN status at the border. Unfortunately, he submitted his application on New Year’s Day around 10pm, and the officer reviewing the application was not fully versed in the TN […]
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  • TN Biologist Case Summary 1.14.2020

    Attorney Zachary Ahlstrom discusses a recent TN application he prepared for a biologist. Our client applied for status when a U.S. laboratory needed this individual to come to the United States to research cancer medications and the effects of these medications on the human body. To qualify as a biologist under TN status, we need […]
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  • TN Interior Designer Case Summary 1.3.2020

    Attorney Zachary Ahlstrom was able to successfully secure our client’s TN work authorization for a three-year period by showing that the applicant possessed a bachelor’s degree in interior design and was coming into the U.S. to provide interior design services.
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  • TN Accountant Case Summary 1.3.2020

    In addition to describing the TN category, Attorney Zachary Ahlstrom tells us about a recent case where our client is an accountant. He explains the educational requirements needed to show that an individual is qualified for this category. The application was approved for a three-year period and our client is happily working in the U.S.
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  • TN Landscape Architect Case Summary 1.3.2020

    The TN category is designated for Canadian and Mexican citizens who enter the U.S. to provide prearranged professional services for a U.S. entity. Attorney Zachary Ahlstrom recently assisted a landscape architect enter the U.S. to provide professional services for a large U.S. company. With his help. this application was ultimately approved for a three-year period.
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  • TN Management Consultant Case Summary 12.03.2019

    Attorney Zachary Ahlstrom describes a recent success at the border for a TN client, in which he gathered information on the applicant’s 30 years of relevant experience. With Zachary’s help, our client received a visa for the full three year period in the highly scrutinized category of TN Management Consultant.
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  • TN Geologist Case Summary 10.15.2019

      Attorney Zachary Ahlstrom describes how our team was able to prove our applicant fulfilled the requirements of the TN Geologist category by showing evidence of his education in a related field and that he would be entering the U.S. to provide services as a geologist. Thanks to his efforts, our client received a visa […]
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  • TN Case Summary 10.15.2019

    Partner Jennifer Behm explains how our team overcame CBP’s objections for a recent TN applicant by mailing in an application to USCIS.  While we typically advise the in-person interview, our team determined that the paper option was the best choice for our client.  We were successful, and our client was able to enter the U.S. […]
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  • TN Case Summary 07.31.2019

    Associate Attorney with Berardi Immigration Law, Zach Ahlstrom, recently had a successful TN application presented by one of our clients to Customs and Border Protection located at the Peace Bridge port of entry in Buffalo, New York. This client was applying under the Graphic Design designation. In order to qualify under this designation, the beneficiary […]
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  • TN Visa Case Summary 07.17.2019

    Associate Attorney with Berardi Immigration Law, Zach Ahlstrom, recently had a successful TN application presented by one of our clients to Customs and Border Protection located at the Peace Bridge port of entry in Buffalo, New York. This client was applying under the Economist designation. In order to qualify under this designation, the beneficiary must […]
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  • TN Visa Case Summary 07.05.2019

    Zach Ahlstrom, an Associate Attorney here at Berardi Immigration Law, recently had a successful TN-visa application presented to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Peace Bridge located in Buffalo, NY. The applicant was applying for a job in the U.S. as an economist. Generally, with an economist designation, an applicant has to show that […]
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  • TN Case Summary 03.27.2019

    Berardi Immigration Law is happy to share that we recently had another TN management consultant application approved by Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge port of entry located in Buffalo, New York. This application was a renewal. Our client works directly under a U.S. consulting company to consult their clients and organizations on […]
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  • TN Case Summary 03.26.2019

    Zach Ahlstrom, an Associate Attorney here at Berardi Immigration Law, recently had two successful applications presented to Customs and Border Protection located at the Peace Bridge port of entry in Buffalo, New York. Both applications were for management consultants. The first application was a renewal with the same employer. We were able to overcome the […]
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  • TN Case Summary 03.22.2019

    Gabriella Agostinelli, Senior Associate Attorney at Berardi Immigration Law, recently had a client present a successful TN Management Consultant case to Customs and Border Protection located at the Peace Bridge port of entry in Buffalo, New York. This client was applying for the renewal of his current TN under the management consultant designation. Renewals in […]
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  • L-1 and TN Case Summary 02.01.2019

    Senior Associate Attorney Gabriella Agostinelli recently had two successful applications presented to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge Port of Entry, located in Buffalo, New York. The first case was an L-1 renewal application. This client was applying for the last three years of eligible L-1 status remaining out of seven. Because this […]
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  • TN and L-1 Case Summary 02.05.2019

    Rosanna Berardi, the Managing Partner of Berardi Immigration Law, recently had two successful cases presented to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York. The first case was a TN application. This case was unique because this client had previously been denied at the border when trying to apply for TN […]
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  • L-1 and TN Case Summary 11.08.2018

    Senior Associate Attorney Gabriella Agostinelli recent had three successful applications presented by our clients to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge located in Buffalo, NY. The first case was a challenging L-1B application. Unlike L-1A applications which require the applicant to hold a managerial or executive position, the L-1B application requires that the […]
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  • L-1 and TN Case Summary 09.28.2018

    Senior Associate Attorney Gabriella Agostinelli recently had three cases that were all approved at the border. The first two were both L-1 applications from the same company. They were both high-level individuals who will need to periodically enter the United States in order to help set up a new division of the company. After Gabriella […]
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  • TN Case Summary 09.10.2018

    On September 10, 2018, our NAFTA Paralegal Sam Tiranno met two of our clients in Fort Erie, Canada in order to prepare them to present their TN applications to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo. The applications were fully prepared by our Associate Attorney, Catherine Dines Kettner. One of these TN […]
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  • TN Management Consultant Case Summary 06.12.2018

    On June 12, 2018, Managing Partner Rosanna Berardi met one of our long-standing clients in Fort Erie, Canada to assist him in preparing to present his TN application to Customs and Border Protection. Our client was filing a renewal application as a Management Consultant. Renewals in the Management Consultant category can be difficult, as CBP […]
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  • TN Case Summary 06.08.2018

    Associate Attorney Catherine Dines met one of our clients in Fort Erie, Canada on June 8, 2018, to help him prepare for presenting his TN application to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York. Our client was applying for a TN visa as a Computer Systems Analyst. In order to […]
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  • TN Management Consultant and B-1 Monk Case Summary 05.22.2018

    On May 22, 2018, Partner Jennifer Behm met two clients in Fort Erie, Canada in order to review their applications for admission to the United States before they presented them to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York. The first application was for a TN Management Consultant. These applications can […]
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  • Multiple TN Visa Case Summary 05.09.2018

    Associate Attorney Catherine Dines of Berardi Immigration Law recently met one of our clients in Fort Erie, Canada in order to help him prepare to present his TN application to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York. This application was unique in that it was his second recent TN application with a […]
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  • TN Industrial Designer Case Summary 05.02.2018

    Associate Attorney Catherine Dines recently met one of our clients in Fort Erie, Canada to prepare her for presenting her TN application as an Industrial Designer to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, New York. In addition to preparing the application, Catherine reviewed the application in-depth with the client and answered […]
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  • L-1 and TN Case Summary 03.16.2018

    On Friday, March 16, 2018, Partner of Berardi Immigration Law, Jennifer Behm, met three clients in Fort Erie, Canada to review their visa applications before submitting them to Customs and Border Protection at the Buffalo Peace Bridge. Jennifer reviewed their applications with them in detail and answered all of their questions. The first client, a […]
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  • L-1 and TN Case Summary 01.24.2018

    This morning, our Senior Associate Attorney Gabriella Agostinelli met two of our clients in Fort Erie, Canada to prepare them in presenting their applications to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo. The first case was a TN Computer Systems Analyst application. Gabriella thoroughly reviewed the application with the client and answered […]
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  • TN Accountant and TN Management Consultant Summary 01.17.2018

    Our Senior Associate Attorney Gabriella Agostinelli recently met two of our clients in Fort Erie, Canada to thoroughly review and go over their TN applications. Our office fully prepared both applications. The first client was applying under the NAFTA TN designation of accountant. He presented his application to Customs and Border Protection successfully and was […]
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  • TN & L-1 Case Summary 11.21.2017

    Managing Partner of Berardi Immigration Law, Rosanna Berardi, met two of our clients in Fort Erie, Canada to review their NAFTA applications that our firm prepared. The first application was a TN renewal for a Computer Systems Analyst. While these applications are typically very straightforward, this one was a bit of a challenge as the […]
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  • L-1 and TN Management Consultant Case Summary

    On October 18, 2017, Rosanna Berardi, Managing Partner of Berardi Immigration Law, met two of our clients at Fort Erie to help them each prepare to present their L-1 and TN Management Consultant applications to Customs and Border Protection at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo. The first case was an L-1A Intracompany Transferee in which […]
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  • TN Management Consultant Case Summary

    On October 10, 2017, Jennifer Behm, Partner here at Berardi Immigration Law, met one of our clients in Fort Erie, Canada to prepare him in presenting his TN Management Consultant application to Customs and Border Protection. Our client works for a consulting company in Canada and was applying for a one-year extension so that he […]
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  • TN Scientific Technician Case Summary

    On September 28, 2017, Gabriella Agostinelli, Associate Attorney here at Berardi Immigration Law, met with one of our clients in Fort Erie to prepare him for presenting his TN application to Customs and Border Protection under the Scientific Technician category. This TN category is different from the typical category, as in this role an applicant […]
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