Katia Jamaica Teirstein

Katia's work on my case was simply excellent. My O1B case looked deceptively easy at the beginning. I am a Russian-born filmmaker and I've been told I have enough exposure even for a straight out EB-1 green card application. But then USCIS suddenly decided to give us hard time even on a simple O1B ...process. Katia masterfully wrangled all their walls of obscure reasoning and undecipherable legalese. We had to explain to the USCIS every detail about how film industry and festivals work because they obviously have no clue. Total number of pages in my case file after the RFE was about 1600. Katia was there with me every step of the way. She stood up to them when it was needed, took a lot of time to explain all the nooks and crannies of the process to me (me being not really a legally well versed person), did all the filing, was friendly and supportive all the way and didn't lose faith even when I did. Katia is a friend and I will never work with anybody else.

After a horrible experience with a previous immigration lawyer, Katia came to the rescue. Katia was extremely knowledgeable, professional, personable, and most importantly efficient. Thanks to her, both my business partner and I obtained an E-2 visa. I cannot recommend Katia enough for your immigrati...on matters.

I couldn’t have asked for a better lawyer to help me through the stressful process of applying for a O1b visa! Katia was unbelievably professional, knowledgable and dedicated. I applied for a Visa O1B as I am a working fashion designer so my case was somewhat specific. I did extensive research and ...set up many appointments with other recommended lawyers but from our initial conversation I knew immediately that Katia was the best for me. She was forever reliable, always on hand to answer my questions (and fears). She was extremely thorough with all elements of my case, patient and explained each detail of the process to perfection! Katia made what could be a nightmare, a pleasurable experience and I could not recommend her enough. I champion her practise to all my fashion peers looking to further their career in the US. I will continue to hire Katia as there is no one else I trust more with all my visa related queries!

Katia helped me obtain my green card (through marriage to an American citizen) and was AMAZING! Not only was she very professional and well organized, she was incredibly friendly and made this process much smoother and easier to handle than I would ever have imagined. After years of dealing with stud...ent visas and debating what option would be best for me, Katia explained all my options in a very clear and comprehensive manner with a breadth of knowledge and expertise that made it easy for me to make my decision to get a green card. While I was anxious and somewhat ignorant of what the whole process entailed, Katia was very patient in answering all my emails, texts, and phone calls promptly and with enthusiasm. Moreover, she made sure to organize my timeline in a way that made it easy for me to know when and what to do throughout the application process. She knows all the rules and follows them assiduously, but also knows when to offer an honest opinion. She is trustworthy and always advocates for her clients. Although there is always some uncertainty that goes into this prolonged and tedious process, Katia's experience was very helpful in understanding what to expect and what to do in the case that we would need a plan B if things did not got the way we wanted them to. Luckily, everything went very smoothly and I recently received my green card about 8 months after applying. I definitely recommend working with her and would hire her again without hesitation for any future need of legal immigration services!! Thank you again Katia for everything you have done for me and my family!!!

Katia is probably the best lawyer I had the chance to work with. I got almost 5 different visas (with different types), she always has been on top of everything, providing outstanding results. Her last achievement as my lawyer was to get me and my business partner an E-2 treaty investor visa for a te...ch startup, which was complex to file. That hasn't been a problem for her. She led the project and succeed as always. I'm already referring her to all my friends for H1b, O-1, L which she also handle perfectly, and figured I should do it here too. Thanks again Katia!