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Attorney Berger co-authors article on Practice Pointer: USCIS Processing of Humanitarian Parole Applications for Afghan Nationals
January 1, 2022 Attorney Berger co-authored an article on Practice Pointer: USCIS Processing of Humanitarian Parole Applications for Afghan Nationals for Bender's Immigration Bulletin, summarizing...
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Achievement-Based Immigration
Attorney Berger co-authors article on recent RFE trends and hot topics for O-1 and EB-1 cases
Attorney Dan Berger recently co-authored an article going over recent (2021) trends and hot topics on achievement-based cases such as O-1 and EB-1s. The article...
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Attorneys Berger and Kludt co-author article on Using Existing Immigration Categories Creatively to Support Immigrant Entrepreneurs
May 15, 2021 Attorneys Dan Berger and Megan Kludt co-authored an article on Using Existing Immigration Categories Creatively to Support Immigrant Entrepreneurs for Bender's Immigration...
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Attorney Berger co-authors article for the Regulatory Review on Biometric Data and Midnight Regulations
March 11, 2021 Attorney Dan Berger co-authored "Biometric Data and Midnight Regulations" with Margaret Hu, Sara H. Katsanis, and Jennifer K. Wagner for the Regulatory...
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AILA’s Toolbox for Immigration Paralegals: Essential Immigration Law Concepts, Procedures, and Form Completion Tips for Paralegals
Editor-in-Chief: Megan Kludt Contributing Authors: Milada Cook, Brigid Fitzgerald, Emily Hindle, Julia Teele, Massiell Tercero-Parker, Christian Van Houten, Jonah Vorspan-Stein AILA’s Toolbox for Immigration Paralegals is...
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A proposal to bring back reasonableness: resurrect the Rice cable on students and temporary intent, and expand it to J-1 exchange visitors
International students and scholars invest significant money and energy into coming to the United States. Yet, they face one last hurdle after making that investment...
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Cruisin’ Africa: A Semester on Safari and Two Years in Mali
Article published in the Reader’s Corner of Immigration Law Today‘s Sept/Oct 2008 Issue, written by Dan H. Berger and Rebecca A. Schapiro. PDF
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A Nation by Design: Portrait of Immigration Policy in the Fashioning of America
Article published in the Reader's Corner of Immigration Law Today's June/July 2007 Issue, written by Dan H. Berger reviewing Arstide R. Zolberg's book, A Nation by...
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Curran Berger and Kludt News
Attorney Kludt co-authored a Practice Advisory on Adjustment Eligibility of TPS Holders After Return With Advance Parole
Attorney Megan Kludt co-authored a Practice Advisory with the American Immigration Council and American Immigration Lawyers Association on: Adjustment Eligibility of TPS Holders After Return...
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Adoption and Reproductive Technology Law in Massachusetts released
Attorney Berger wrote about international adoption in the book Adoption and Reproductive Technology Law in Massachusetts published by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. Adoption and Reproductive Technology Law in...
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Advising in a Time of Immigration Uncertainty
Attorney Dan Berger co-wrote the following blog post for NAFSA.org with Tina Rousselot de Saint Céran and Krista McCallum Beatty: Advising in a Time of Immigration...
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The Diplomatic Visas Handbook, Second Edition released
Edited by Attorney Dan Berger, the second edition of The Diplomatic Visas Handbook has been released. The Diplomatic Visas Handbook is your resource for understanding and...
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Advising in the Face of Uncertainty
After the recent executive orders from President Trump, this blog provides some tips on advising in the face of uncertainty. There are detailed, practical resources...
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“Sanctuary Campuses” And Other Immigration Questions and Answers For Campus Leaders Post-Election
The presidential election has jolted campuses with speculation and concern about undocumented community members and other issues impacting international populations. Significant attention has been directed...
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Immigration Post-Election Q&A: DACA Students, “Sanctuary Campuses” and Institutional or Community Assistance
This ACE Issue Brief can help frame the discussion about these questions. It addresses concerns such as the data DACA applicants submitted in their applications;...
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Current Trends in J-1 Waivers Based on Exceptional Hardship to a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident Spouse or Child
This advisory reviews the procedure and standards for J-1 waivers based on exceptional hardship to a U.S. citizen (USC) or lawful permanent resident (LPR) spouse...
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Left Behind: Iraqis and Afghans Caught in a Sea of SIV Red Tape
As long as U.S. forces have been engaged in operations abroad, local people have been recruited as translators and facilitators. Now, inIraq and Afghanistan, a...
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The Diplomatic Visas Handbook
There are many interesting employment and residence options available to those who have or have held A, G, and N visas. The Diplomatic Visas Handbook: Immigration...
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Authorizations for Visa Issuance and Admission as Nonimmigrant Under INA S. 212(d)(3)(A)
This compilation by AILA member Dan Berger addresses some of the legal and practical issues surrounding the general authorization for admission for nonimmigrants under §212(d)(3)(A)...
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Nine Key Concepts College Counsel Must Know About Immigration Law
Lawyers at academic institutions generally are not involved in immigration cases. Rather, they often delegate such matters to the international office, outside counsel, or the...
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A Review of Legal Issues Arising After a Grant of DACA
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was implemented in mid-2012, in response to the tireless efforts of undocumented students who have struggled for more than...
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Should Undocumented Young People Apply?
It is hard to believe that just a few months ago President Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Since then immigration...
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Visas After Graduation – For Artists
This article developed out of a presentation prepared for graduate students at the Yale Schools of Art, Music, Sacred Music and Drama. There are many...
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For International Advisors – Effective, Efficient Intakes
One of the best parts of being a foreign scholar advisor or immigration lawyer is that each person comes into our office with his or...
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Achievement-Based Immigration
Visas After Graduation
**F-1 to OPT to H-1B to Labor Certification to Green Card** Many foreign students see this progression as "the way" to permanent residence, with each...
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Navigating DNA Testing in Immigration Cases (Bender’s Immigration Bulletin)
DNA testing has become the gold standard for immigration cases based on genetic family relationships much as it has for other areas of law such...
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Navigating DNA Testing In Immigration Cases (AILA)
DNA testing has become the gold standard for immigration cases based on genetic family relationships much as it has for other areas of law such...
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Intercountry Adoption, Domestic Adoption and the Post-Hague Landscape
In the past few years, the world of intercountry adoption has dramatically changed for families, practitioners and vulnerable children. Most notably, the Hague Convention on...
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The International Adoption Sourcebook
The United States' implementation of the Hague Convention has resulted in interim regulations from the State Department and Department of Homeland Security. The consequences for...
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Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Options for Professional Nurses
This chapter introduces the reader to the procedures for obtaining immigrant and nonimmigrant visas for professional nurses. With an emphasis on visa procedures that achieve...
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Recent Trends in National Interest Waiver Cases
Fifteen years after its publication, Matter of New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) remains the standard for eligibility in the elusive “National Interest Waiver”...
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Visas for Foreign Nurses
The nursing shortage in the United States has reached a level where hiring foreign nurses is no longer merely an option but an economic necessity....
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The nurse shortage and nurses from abroad
We have all seen the projections of massive nursing shortages in the coming years. Right now 12% of nursing positions in the United States are...
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Achievement-Based Immigration
EB-1-2 Outstanding Researcher Cases: Issues and Trends
One way to obtain an immigrant visa in the United States is to be an outstanding professor or researcher. This classification is known as the...
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Employment-Based Visas – There May Be a Better Way
Hearing clients’ stories and assisting them to achieve their goals are some of the most rewarding and interesting aspects of the job of an immigration...
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Mandamus Litigation in the Labor Certification Content
PRACTICE ADVISORY1 Updated November 6, 2015 MANDAMUS LITIGATION AGAINST DOL TO ADDRESS DELAYS IN PREVAILING WAGE DETERMINATIONS AND LABOR CERTIFICATIONS This practice advisory addresses how...
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Immigration Options for Academics and Researchers, 2nd Ed.
Changes in the U.S. visa processing system have resulted in new challenges in obtaining visas for foreign scholars and researchers. In order for the United...
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The Nurse Immigration Book
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. FOREWORD : Why A Nurse Immigration Book? By William Stock II. PREPARING AN IMMIGRATION CASE H-1 Visas For Nurses By Greg Siskind...
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Navigating the NAFSA Manual: Foreign Students and Scholars Regulations
Most of the books on immigration attorney's shelves are published by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (ALIA). They cover a wide range of topics and...
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