US IMMIGRATION

We facilitate the transfer of business personnel and individuals to the US from Canada, Mexico and the EEC. Our clients include Fortune 1000 corporations, business owners, professionals, artists and celebrities. We are particularly adept at handling unusual and urgent border-crossing issues. In addition, we frequently counsel entertainers seeking to enter the U.S. to further their careers. We have a successful track record of assisting clients build their talent pool with petitions and applications for temporary and permanent residence in the US. Rosanna Berardi, the principal of our firm, counsels Human Resource executives, business owners and individuals on strategies relating to US immigration.

Troubleshooting on urgent and specialized cases is something at which we excel.

The areas in which we provide support and counseling include:

1. All issues affecting or relating to inbound and outbound visa applications,
   temporary visas to the United States, U.S. permanent residence, maintenance of lawful immigration status and other immigration needs of employees;
   
   
2. Planning international movement of personnel to the United States;
   
   
3. Development of, and counseling on, corporate immigration policies and procedures;
   
   
4. Immigration implications of any corporate changes, including mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, salary cuts and reductions in force;
   
   
5. Strategizing with human resources staff and other employees on the immigration laws, and on immigration compliance practices.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Resolving border-crossing emergencies
   such as refusals & criminal waiver issues;
   
   
7. Troubleshooting immigration emergencies;
   
   
8. Resolving criminal-related immigration issues and preparing nonimmigrant waiver applications and humanitarian parole applications.
   
   
   
   
   
9. Counseling and assisting
   Artists & Celebrities on complex matters regarding their transfer to the United States;
   
   
10. Preparing green card petitions for Aliens of Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Researchers & Professors, Foreign Nationals Holding Advanced Degrees, Physicians and other medical specialists;
    
    
11. H-1B Labor Condition Application compliance;
    
    
12. L-1A and L-1B Visas and Blanket L Petitions for intra-company transferees;
    
    
13. E-1 and E-2 Treaty Investor and Trader Visas for foreign investors;
    
    
14. O-1 Extraordinary Ability Visas for entertainers, actors, scientists, researchers, and others.
    
    
    
    
    
15. Appearing in U.S. Immigration Court
    to represent Criminal Aliens & Removable Aliens;
    
    
16. Naturalization and complex nationality cases, including establishing citizenship by birth, counseling on the immigration and tax aspects of loss of U.S. citizenship and counseling on the impact of acquiring citizenship in other countries.

Referrals
From time to time other lawyers and professionals may seek to make a specialized referral for a client due to a conflict or for a matter outside of their specific area of practice. We welcome your inquiry. Client relationships will be respected, and clients will receive the highest levels of service and respect.