Sharif Silmi

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Sharif Silmi

5.0
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 11 years

Immigration Lawyer at Catonsville, MD
Practice Areas: Immigration, Personal Injury

5707 Calverton Street 2A, Catonsville, MD

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About Sharif

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Immigration 90%

12 years

90%
Personal Injury 10%

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in District of Columbia for 11 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 2014

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Silmi Law

5707 Calverton Street 2A, Catonsville, MD, 21228

silmilaw.com/

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Posted by FMikailoglu | January 26, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Maharramov’s family case

I am really so happy with great job of Mr.Sharif Silmi. We got a great result for our permanent residence case and I felt myself as inside of professional team. Mr. Silmi is very relevant, open mind and professional lawyer. His team is great.

Posted by Kaynat Qureshi | January 13, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Review

If you are in need of any immigration assistance, attorney Sharif Silmi should be your number one contact. Silmi provides immaculate aid to those in need of obtaining an EB1-A, asylums, and much more.

Posted by Sarah | December 11, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Highly Recommended

Mr. Sharif is a highly experienced, insightful and immensely knowledgeable Immigration attorney, and always quick in responding to all the hurdles that we faced during this long journey of Immigration. I highly recommend him and his entire team who are quick to respond to your queries and find a solu...tion.

Posted by Godric | December 06, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

The lawyer who helped my mom win EB2 NIW

I am the son of one of Atty. Sharif Silmi's many, many past successful, happy and forever grateful clients. My mom applied for our green cards under the EB2 NIW category back in 2018 and in just a year's time we already got our green cards and now living the American Dream and we owe it forever to At...ty. Silmi. I would listen to my mom then speak to so many different people and even other paralegals and lawyers. Many of them would either say she had no potential without even reviewing her background while the others would over-promise (in exchange for a crazy amount of cash) but somehow their advice did not seem right even if she was not a legal expert. Through God's blessing we found Atty. Silmi who told her two important things that confirmed that he was the right lawyer: 1. In applying for an employment-based green card, you cannot be out of status. This was a very important piece of advice because two other lawyers just wanted to take our money but never told us that we can never adjust status in the USA if we did not have a valid non-immigrant status; 2. He honestly evaluated my mother's information and told her outright that she would not qualify for EB1-A, but had higher chance to pass with EB2 NIW and every single thing he said was right and every step he predicted based on insight and experience happened for us! This is very important because 2 other law firms told my mom she would easily qualify for the very high EB1A standards if she paid them already, and yet they could not even provide convincing insights like a strategy or the timeline. Compassion toward me and my mother was the most valuable aspect throughout the journey and I owe my astoundingly amazing life in the USA to Attorney Silmi. My mom and I would never live our best lives without the help of Atty. Silmi! Thank you, Silmi Law.

Posted by Bhoopathi | December 05, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Exceptional quality professional services

I had a great experience working with Mr. Silmi and his team. Silmi Law provides exceptional quality professional services. Thanks to their legal expertise and hard work, my EB1A (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) petition was approved in less than two weeks. Attorney Sharif has helped me persona...lly in crafting the narrative and bringing out the relevant information from my work experience. I cherish the discussions we had in preparing the case. He is very open to listening and honest in setting expectations. Attorney Sharif is an exceptionally talented craftsman who pays close attention to understanding the relevant and specific details without cutting corners. His world-class expertise on this subject, strategic and methodical approach provided me with an increasing level of confidence in the success of my petition over the period I worked with him. He is dependable and focussed on preparing the best possible case and he works relentlessly to realize it. Another advantage I found with Silmi Law is that they have a great team working together collaboratively. I particularly thank Ms. Rabia, Ms. Mary, and Ms. Gabriela for their dedication and hard work on my project. I am forever grateful and indebted to Mr. Silmi and his team for making my life-changing EB1A I-140 approval happen. I strongly recommend Silmi Law for immigration-related legal support, particularly for EB1A. Silmi Law is obviously my preferred choice for the AOS and future phases.

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Associations

2016 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2016 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

Education

2013

McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

Arabic

Spanish

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