Stanislav Shamayev

The EB-1A contract was signed in summer 2024, the petition was filed a year later with premium processing and approved with no RFE. The author then filed the I-485 on her own, and in November 2026 the family received green cards.

The author did the case through this firm: communication was convenient, the work plan and timing were clear, and no extra payments were asked. They filed with premium processing, got an RFE, and the petition was approved after the response.

An IT EB-1A was approved with no RFE about ten months after work began. The author notes a strong paralegal team but warns there is a lot of your own work, about 200 hours over six months, with three rounds of edits on every letter. The petition went out two months later than planned; the firm said the case was reworked in light of recent RFEs.

The author filed for EB-1A as a human rights defender, and the petition was approved. Pluses, in her words: a very well structured case, attentive paralegals who answered even outside working hours, and a clear work process. Minuses: almost no contact with the attorney himself, a talk with him in a difficult moment had to be paid for separately, and at times she felt left on her own.

An EB-1A in business (the beauty industry): about two years from the contract to filing. The first filing drew an RFE in which some criteria were already accepted; together with the attorney's team the rest were strengthened, and the petition was approved.

The author filled in the questionnaire for a free consultation, and a written reply came two days later. In her view the reply was inaccurate, and she decided not to use the firm.

A few years ago the firm handled an EB-1A for the author's mother; the case was approved and the work was precise. But the author would not pay that much today: the case was strong, the family did almost everything themselves, and the firm mostly provided templates.

A few years ago the author did an E-2 business visa with this attorney: the case was well built and structured, and the officer praised it at the interview. But before filing the firm went silent for half a year, then asked for an extra payment to update the documents, and the author filed on his own.

At a paid consultation they were told everything fit, but later it turned out much more was needed. In particular, the applicant's education did not fit in the end, and extra courses had to be taken in a hurry.

The author signed a contract, but a month later the firm ended it, saying her achievements were not enough for EB-1 or even O-1. Later, with another attorney, her EB-1 petition was approved.

The author went for EB-2 NIW on the attorney's advice at the first consultation, which was the only meeting with him: after that, contact was with the team, and the author did almost all the work. After the first RFE the firm advised refiling instead of responding; the refiling drew another RFE, they responded, and the result was a denial. The author feels a year and a half was lost.