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  • Year End Review of Waivers

    Have you ever been arrested in Canada or anywhere in the world?  If yes, then you may need a nonimmigrant U.S. waiver to enter the U.S.  if your offense is deemed to be a crime involving moral turpitude or CIMT.  This year end review will provide  an overview of U.S. Waivers.  At Berardi Immigration Law, […]
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  • Management Consultant TN is a Closely Scrutinized Visa Category

    Last week, our Associate Attorney Jennifer Early represented a client at the Peace Bridge who works as a Management Consultant for the international developer of water, sanitation and hygiene programs. CBP inspectors consider the Management Consultant category under NAFTA to be an invitation for fraud and abuse. To qualify for TN status under most NAFTA […]
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  • How to De-Stress your Holiday Border Crossing

    CBP in Buffalo, NY has issued a comprehensive news release with excellent information on dealing with busy holiday border traffic along the U.S./Southern Ontario border.  Busy border traffic is expected to begin the day before Thanksgiving and continue throughout December as the holiday season gears up. Here are some of the tips offered: Check traffic […]
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  • Information released with your FOIA request

    What is The Freedom of Information Act? Enacted in 1966, The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that establishes the public’s right to obtain information from federal government agencies.  Any person can file a FOIA request, including U.S. citizens, foreign nationals, organizations, associations, and universities. Following the Watergate scandal, the Act was […]
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  • Case Study: Get Me to the Church On Time!

    Last week, Berardi Immigration Law successfully applied for humanitarian parole on behalf of our client, a UK citizen and permanent resident of Canada.  Humanitarian Parole is often a “last chance” for individuals who are not otherwise eligible for entry into the U.S., but request admittance for urgent medical or humanitarian reasons or other compelling emergencies.  Review of […]
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  • Will Your Tattoo Keep You Out of the U.S.?

    According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, “tattoo checks have ensnared scores of immigrants – mostly from Latin America – even though they have no criminal conviction.”  Known affiliation with violent gangs or criminal organizations can result in the denial of a visa or a green card. 
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  • Visa Granted to Sister of New Jersey Girl with Cancer

    Fox News reported yesterday that federal officials will provide a humanitarian visa so a 5-year-old New Jersey girl can get a life-saving bone marrow transplant from her Salvadoran sister. ]]>
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  • Most illegal immigrants deported last year were criminals

    The U.S. deported nearly 400,000 illegal immigrants last year, and an increasing number of them were convicted criminals, according to figures set for release Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security.   Click here to read the USA Today article. ]]>
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  • Cultivating a new crop of farmhands

    With the fall apple-picking season upon Western New York farmers, finding workers has become a concern for those who need to have crops picked. Buffalo News reporter Maryellen Tighe’s front page story addresses problems farmers face because of tougher immigration laws, local people changing to other work, the lack of an effective guest worker program, […]
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  • Mexican Journalist Wins Asylum in Texas

    Last summer, Alejandro Hernandez Pacheco was almost certain he was going to die before he miraculously fled Mexican drug cartel members that had kidnapped him.  Read his story in the Texas Tribune by clicking here . ]]>
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