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Posted by Jennipher | November 13, 2013

Best immigration attorney in Pennsylvania!

After 7 years, several denials of our I-485 based on my husband's so-called inadmissibility, many interviews and 3 other attorneys, my husband and I were so fortunate that the attorney that was handling our case at the time was unable to attend our interview and asked Ricky to cover it for him. Aft...er our pre-interview meeting with Ricky, we knew that we had finally found the lawyer that would get the job done. We immediately fired our prior attorney and here we are, just 3 short months later with my husband's green card!!! We had wasted so much time, tons of money and many tears through this process. There are a lot of attorney thieves out there who take your money and really have no idea what they're doing, but Ricky is an expert in his field and knew exactly what needed to be done. He wasted no time and jumped right into our case. There were two possible ways of handling my husband's so-called inadmissibility and instead of him wasting the time and expense of doing one and potentially getting denied again, he just did both at once. That way, if the waiver was denied for the first reason, there was the other argument for the immigration officer to immediately consider. He took no chances. He knew that this was our life he was dealing with and really felt so bad that we had been strung along by bad attorney after bad attorney. He takes the time to review recent case law to keep himself up to date on the current rulings in immigration cases to know exactly how to handle each of his clients' specific situations. He also has a good rapport with many of the immigration officers in the Philadelphia office. They seem to respect him and take him seriously, which makes the whole interview process so much easier. He keeps his clients informed and is easily accesible to them. There was never a phone call or email that was not returned. Ricky is down to earth , easy to talk to and an all-around great guy. He truly is the BEST in his field and my husband and I are delighted that we were fortunate enough to have had him work on our case and obtain my husband's green card for us. If you have what you think is a difficult case, there truly is no better immigration attorney in Pennsylvania to handle your case for you.

Posted by anonymous | November 11, 2013

Professional

I have a conditional green card through marriage that ended up in divorce.Ricky help me file a waiver while my divorce is on process and was able to get an extension for 1 year until I get my final divorce degree. when it was time for my interview Ricky sat with me to review my case making sure I am ...ready.Ricky is very accessible and his staff are very helpful. he answered all my questions patiently and never once did he make me feel like my case wasnt important.With Rickys knowledge and expertise my petition to remove condition has been approved without my ex husband. Now the next step is to bring my kids over and I know for sure Ricky is the best lawyer to turn to.

Posted by O'wen | November 11, 2013

An extremely competent, enthusiastic, detailed oriented, diligent, passionate, and knowledgeable immigration lawyer.

Mr Ricky Palladino is simply the best in class! Ricky is the lawyer you want working on your complicated immigration case. I hired Ricky 3 months ago for a case that had been pending for over two years. Not only did he recommend an approach that worked, he was diligent, detailed oriented, and consist...ently updated me on the progress. Ricky is very reachable, and unlike my previous lawyer who took days to get back to me, Ricky was very quick to respond to me whenever I had a question. Furthermore, he always kept me informed about the progress of my case. If you want a quick resolution to your case, no matter how complicated, and a lawyer who fights for you all the way through, Ricky is your man. I recommend him without any reservations.

Posted by Ryan | November 11, 2013

Easy to work with, and guided us through the process with as little feedbac from us as possible

We used Ricky for a H1B visa in 2012. We knew nothing about the process and when asked by other business owners how we process our H1B's, my response is, call Ricky, he'll do everything for you. His rate was very fair and he set our expectation how the process would go. We've recommended Ricky ...to other friends and business owners.

Posted by Art | October 11, 2013

F-1 to B-2 Expert Immigration Assistance

In summer of 2013 I was in dire need of changing my F-1 status to B-2. Initially, I was greatly concerned with the possibility of such change, because as of my understanding, B-2 visas are generally given to the people who are located outside the country, but Mr. Palladino convinced me that he was po...sitive of his ability to make a strong case for my case due to his expertise in the field. As the result, I have entrusted my condition to Mr. Palladino agency. Shortly after, I was provided with the short list of required paperwork such travel itinerary, letters from people I would stop by, and airplane ticket confirmation. Once the required documents were to send to Mr. Palladino, few days from that point, the petition was received by USCIS - I know that for a fact since I have received a copy of notice from USCIS. Normally, the process of changing status to the tourist visa takes 2 months, in my case it was 1 month and 11 days – I believe this happened because Mr. Palladino was able to make a strong case that did not raise any additional questions from the USCIS side. Might I need any immigration assistance in the future, I certainly will be enlisting in services of Mr. Palladino.

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