Immigration Attorneys

Berger & Berger Attorneys at Law serving National and International Clients

For over 35 years Berger & Berger has represented Individuals, Corporations, and other Institutions across the nation and around the world. We specialize in all matters relating to the United States Immigration and Nationality Law, from business visas and permanent residency to removal proceedings and visa processing.

Berger & Berger attorneys and their support staff work as a team. Cases are handled by one or two immigration attorneys as well as paralegals and law clerks. This arrangement enhances productivity and provides the client with multiple points of contact and assistance. This also enables us to entrust distinct phases of representation to the appropriate lawyer and support personnel.  Berger & Berger's immigration attorneys, law clerks, and paralegals routinely discuss progress and potential issues in individual cases to provide the best possible immigration service to their clients.

All of the attorneys at Berger & Berger are active members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Call the firm's main office at (716) 568-4451 for initial consultation or just use the Quick Contact box on your screen.

News Update!!!

12/17/09 -

CDC REMOVES ZOSTER AND HPV FROM LIST OF REQUIRED VACCINATIONS

 Effective December 14, 2009, and based upon the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the vaccines for herpes zoster (zoster) and human papillomavirus (HPV) will no longer be required for immigration purposes.

Since November 13, 2009, USCIS has held any application which would have been denied solely due to the applicant’s failure to show proof of having received the HPV or zoster vaccine.  USCIS will resume adjudicating those applications on December 14, 2009.

 10/22/09 - Diversity Visa Lottery Program Announced for 2011

Applications for the Diversity Visa Lottery Program (DV-2011) must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time, on Friday, October 2, 2009 and noon, Eastern Standard Time, on Monday, November 30, 2009. 

 The Diversity Visa Lottery Program makes permanent resident visas available to individuals who meet simple eligibility requirements—individual must have either a high school education or its equivalent OR two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation requiring at least two years of training or experience to perform.

 The Diversity Visa Lottery Program promotes diversity among new immigrants by allowing natives of countries with low immigrant admissions during the previous five years to obtain a “Green Card”.  Based on immigrant admissions to the USA natives of the following countries are excluded from DV-2011:  Brazil, Canada, China (Mainland only—Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan are included in the program), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, Peru, Poland, South Korea, the United Kingdom (Great Britain and its dependent territories are excluded; however, Northern Ireland is included in the program), and Vietnam.

 Those individuals selected will be notified by regular mail between May and July 2010. A total of approximately 100,000 entries will be randomly selected; however, there are only 50,000 immigrant visas available under DV-2011. Therefore, DV-2011 applicants must act immediately when notified of their selection so they can pursue their cases to completion before September 30, 2011. 

 If you are interested in retaining our office for the preparation and submission of the DV-2011 lottery application, the legal fee associated with this application will be $500.00. Please contact us either telephonically or electronically and we will be more than happy to assist you in this application.

 06/09/2009 - Janet Napolitano, Secretary, US Department of Homeland Security, has granted deferred action for two years to widows and widowers of US citizens, as well as unmarried children under 18 years old, who reside in the United States and who were married for less than two years prior to their spouse's death.  For more information, please contact our law firm for details.

 01/15/2009 - Effective immediately, U.S. Department of Homeland Security has expanded its biometric technology at  U.S. ports of entry.  The biometric technology upgrade consists of a ten-fingerprint collection which will now be required for non-U.S. citizens including lawful permanent residents upon entry or re-entry into the United States.   

12/19/2008 - Currently, AILA (the American Immigration Lawyer's Association) Texas Service Center liaison, has questioned the problems with the adjudication of EB-2 Form I-140 petitions on behalf of foreign medical graduates with MBBS degrees or other foreign degree equivalent to a U.S. medical degree with the USCIS Texas Service Center.  The Texas Service Center has requested specific case numbers so that it can perform a complete review of the adjudications.

Michael Berger

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