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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...

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...

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...

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...

Attorney Dan Berger and Case Manager Emily Hindle co-authored a report for the Brookings Institute alongside Stephen Yale-Loehr, Professor of Immigration Law Practice, and Hun...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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;...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

**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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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”...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...