Huiyue Qiu

Huiyue Qiu

also known as Oliver Huiyue Qiu

3.8
Rating: 9.5

Licensed for 23 years

Immigration Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Immigration, Real Estate, Employment & Labor, Contracts & Agreements

5 Penn Plaza, 23rd FL, New York, NY

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 23 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2003

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Oliver Huiyue Qiu, Attorney at Law

5 Penn Plaza, 23rd FL, New York, NY, 10001

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Huiyue Qiu's Reviews

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3.8 /5.0

16 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | November 20, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Good Experience

Mr. Qiu handled our Green Card application through marriage. It was smooth sailing from the beginning. He gave us precise guidance at each step of the way and prepared us well. Happy with the experience

Posted by anonymous | November 19, 2020

Impatient and not the best costumer service

I did a couple consultation with Huiyue Qiu for legal questions. The questions I asked were purely legal issues related. During the second time, he became very and rude and impatient with my questions.He even scolded me at one point saying "why did you ask these questions, you even had higher educat...ion?!" Of course I would not know much in Law, my education was not in law, and that's why I wanted to do a legal consultation with a lawyer!! The most ridiculous thing was that he provided me with the wrong information during the session and still charged me the same amount. Later, via email, he realized it and then sent me over the correct information with no apologies. With this attitude even in consultation, I would not recommend hiring him for your legal journey.

Posted by anonymous | October 16, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

He couldn't care less

He may take more initiatives for short-term cases, but don't expect him to reach out to you or respond to any of your requests in weeks if not months. He made it more than clear that he couldn't care less about your personal interest or life. If you are planning to apply for your green card. Do y...ourself a favor and find another attorney who won't waste 3 years of yours to start with.

Posted by anonymous | December 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent Immigration lawyer

First of all, i know the lawyer from a friend's referral, who had got green card with Huiyue Qiu's assistant. In my case, we started with my H1b application in 2016, got approval in May. then i decided to continue hire him for my employment based green card application. He prepared the contract and f...ollow step by steps on the process. We submitted the perm September 2017, I-140 March 2018 got approval Nov. 2018, file 485 March 2019 got approval Nov.2019. Huiyue Qiu laid everything out for me clearly and helped me every step of the process. He worked very hard with good immigration knowledge and his strong logic make case moving forward smoothly. I am very happy that Huiyue Qiu represented me.

Posted by anonymous | September 02, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

You should not place your future in his hands

Disclaimer: I am writing on behalf of my wife who used Oliver for her employment-based Green Card. The opinions expressed hereafter have been approved by her. I strongly discourage anyone from hiring Oliver. His services took thousands in costs, 18 aggravating months, and in the end, bought me no ...closer to my goal. My employer contracted Oliver for my employment-based Green Card in June 2017. We enquired about the expected timeline right after the signing of the contract… to which he responded with the need to first find the prevailing wage for my position. This was expected to take until October 2017, after which he said he would start the perm filing process. We trusted him to work on my case at a reasonable pace, basically giving him the benefit of the doubt as a legal professional. My employer and I were admittedly not proactive over my case during the following months. Neither, apparently, was he. Not once did he communicate with us after the contract signing. It was only in April 2018, after my inquiry, that he replied with a small invoice for an employment advertisement he posted. He also never filed for the perm. Perhaps policies were changing from the Trump administration; he needed more time to get his process in order. So, he indicated that he would need another three months to file (now around July 2018). When July 2018 came around, rather than results, he delivered another request for a three-month extension. During all this time, we never received proper updates. We did not even get detailed explanations for these delays. Oliver promised to move immediately to file after more intense pressure from my employer. It was only after weekly, and then daily prodding from me, that we finally arranged for a new employment advertisement in September 2018. It was as if he had zero initiative unless we contacted him. And regarding our communications, he was sparse with the details when he deigned to respond. More likely, my email and calls would go unanswered for days on end. I essentially gave up on this process late 2018. After the employment advertisement in September 2018, Oliver never again initiated contact with me. As far as I know, nothing else had been done for my case by the time I left my employer in January 2019. 18 fruitless months we spent with Oliver. My main issue was not so much the constant delays. There may, after all, have been legitimate reasons for them in the context of the procedural uncertainty left by the new administration. What was unconscionable was his utter lack of consideration for his client. Missing self-imposed timelines and then ignoring my questions only left me a profound sense of insecurity. Unlike good lawyers, he never made himself my advocate. The lack of any tangible results speaks for itself. Other reviews have praised his work. I have no reason to doubt those reviews, and from the documentation he has forwarded, I can sense a high degree of competence. He might even be excellent at navigating arcane immigration regulations. But what good is that ability when you have a more common case? When he has seemingly zero interest to direct that ability to your cause? Maybe he took on too many clients to manage. Or my pedestrian case did not pique his intellectual interest. Whatever the case, it doesn’t speak well for him. The outcome for your case, common or not, carries life-altering consequences. Don’t entrust it to a lawyer who seems indifferent to your cause. Don’t make my mistake.

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Huiyue Qiu's Lawyer Endorsements

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Hui Zeng

Contracts and agreements lawyer | Aug 26

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Maurice Dyson

Contracts and agreements lawyer | Nov 27

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"I endorse this lawyer. He is rightfully respected by his clients and fellow lawyers for his experience and advocacy."

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Molly Full

Unknown lawyer | Jul 18

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Bernard Haggerty

Immigration lawyer | Sep 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Oliver for nearly fifteen years. He is a terrific lawyer and a caring person--a rare combination."

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Xibai Gao

Immigration lawyer | Oct 07

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I fully endorse this lawyer. I believe Mr. Qiu is one of the most experienced immigration attorneys in the U.S. He is a courtroom warrior while is responsive, responsible and considerate towards clients."

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Experience

Rating:  9.5 (Superb)

Honors

2015

Top 100 Lawyers, The National Advocates

2014

Top Contributor Award, AVVO

2013

Top Contributor Award, AVVO

2000

Rulon Clark Fellowship, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

Work Experience

2013 - Present

Principal, Law Office of OliverHuiyue Qiu

2012 - 2013

EB5 Attorney, Klasko, Rulon, Stock & Seltzer, LLP

2004 - 2012

Partner, Bretz & Coven LLP

Associations

2015 - 2016

American Immigration Lawyers Association (New York City chapter)

Treasurer

2012 - 2014

American Immigration Lawyers Association (New York City chapter)

Co-Chair, New York Chapter Federal Practice Committee

Sample of Legal Cases

Huang v. Holder, Attorney General (U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, No. 13-13285, Dec. 24, 2014

Vacated and Remanded to BIA

Andrews v. United States Attorney General (U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, No. 10-1835, April 15, 2011)

Vacate the removal order with Remand to BIA

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Education

2001

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

LLM

Speaking Engagements

2014

AILA New York Chapter March 2014 CLE , Moderator Federal Courts Update

2013

AILA New York Chapter March 2013 CLE , Moderator

Federal Courts Update

Publications

Languages

English

Mandarin

Activity

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