Tag: coronavirus

USCIS recently announced that it is extending its COVID-19 related flexibilities through October 23, 2022. These flexibilities are designed to ease the burden on the U.S. immigration system and assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors, and USCIS immigration agents. These flexibilities allow USCIS to consider a response received within 60 calendar days after the due date […]

The COVID-19 pandemic greatly shifted workplace environments around the world. Many companies implemented long-term remote options for their employees. Since this implementation, several questions were raised as to how U.S. visa holders would navigate this drastic change. One common question we receive is: can an H-1B, L-1 or TN visa holder work remotely for a […]

Back in May of 2021, and most recently in March of 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued guidance to U.S. citizens permitting their use of expired U.S. passports. U.S. citizens have been allowed to use their passport that expired on or after January 1, 2020, to return to the U.S. This temporary form of […]

Back in May of 2021, and most recently, in March of 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued guidance to U.S. citizens permitting their use of expired U.S. passports. U.S. citizens have been allowed to use their passport that expired on or after January 1, 2020, to return to the U.S. This temporary form of […]

Watch the video below for why we think it’s time for ArriveCAN to go – what do you think? If you have any questions, contact Berardi Immigration Law today – we’d love to hear from you!

Canadians no longer have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to board domestic flights and trains or outbound flights abroad. Find out more in the video below and check out Canada Suspends Random COVID-19 Tests at Airports and Canadian Passport Delays: How Long to Renew on our blog. If you have any questions, contact Berardi […]

You no longer need a COVID test before crossing a land border into Canada, but you do have to use the ArriveCAN app (at least for now). You also need to be vaccinated. But there IS one more thing that could prevent you from being granted entry to Canada and that you should keep in […]

Canada’s Transport Minister, Omar Alghabra, has announced that mandatory random COVID-19 tests at Canada’s airports will be paused for vaccinated travellers until the end of the month. Please note that there is no change with respect to land border entries. Watch the video below and check out our post on Do You Still Have to […]

Just in time for summer the Biden administration has dropped the Covid-19 testing requirement for inbound air travelers from abroad, ending one of the longest-running travel restrictions of the pandemic. Check out our Coronavirus Breaking News page for more on this subject. If you have any questions, contact Berardi Immigration Law today. We would love […]

Recently, USCIS has announced new efforts to combat the major backlogs in the immigration system brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. USCIS claims that these new efforts will provide for a fairer and more streamlined legal immigration process. One method to reduce backlog is an internal cycle time goal to track the […]