Curtis Morrison

An H-1B visa went into administrative processing after an interview in Astana. Six months later a mandamus suit was filed with this firm; about two months after that the processing ended and the visa was issued. Payment was in three stages.

An L-2 visa went into administrative processing after an interview in Berlin, and letters to a senator and the embassy did not help. Six months later a mandamus suit was filed in California, and two months after that a letter came saying processing was over. The author is sure the suit helped.

A child was born into the family during administrative processing, and on the firm's advice they went to the consulate in Mexico to add the child to the case. The first visit ended in a refusal, but the firm reached the right people, two weeks later the family was invited again, and the child was added. The author thanks the attorney and the team.

After 16 months of administrative processing the author filed an individual mandamus suit. In his words the attorney was attentive and professional, unlike earlier lawyers. The government objected and asked to dismiss the suit, and the firm kept fighting.

A business EB-1A in processing after an interview in Warsaw. Almost a year and a half later a group mandamus suit was filed, and three and a half months after that processing ended. When the embassy demanded a new interview and new fees, the firm's lawyers called it a mistake and brought in the government's counsel; a week later the embassy admitted the error.

An O-1 visa, with processing after an interview in Yerevan that lasted over a year and a half. A group mandamus suit was filed in June 2025, and in early August the status changed and the passport was requested.

An F-1 visa in processing after an interview in Astana. The mandamus suit was filed in early January, and at the end of February, before the government's response deadline, a letter came saying processing was over.

The author filed an individual mandamus lawsuit after six months of administrative processing. More than a year after the briefing ended, the judge found the wait still reasonable and dismissed the suit. The author considers the money wasted.

The O-1 petition was approved, but after the interview in Belgrade the visa went into processing. In summer 2024 a mandamus suit was filed with this firm in Texas; in spring 2025 the court granted the government's motion to dismiss.

The mandamus suit was filed long ago but the case is not moving, and the consular status has not changed for a year and a half. The author thinks the firm is now busier with class actions.

A group mandamus suit for F-1 and J-1 visas (nine people, physicists, chemists and biologists) was filed in Washington, D.C. The court granted the government's motion to dismiss; by then only one member had cleared processing.