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 Maria | August 20, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Highly recommended!

After being sponsored and not being able to get the H1B working visa and my OPT expiring soon, I came across Sharif in youtube, EB1A video. Sharif helped me to apply for my Green Card application in EB2 category. I don't have enough WORDS to express how grateful I am to Sharif Silmi. It is overwhe...lming to look for an attorney, and its EXTREMELY challenging to find an EXCELLENT, HONEST, and PROFESSIONAL attorney!. Sharif is a high standard immigration attorney that is honest and extremely professional, capable, and reliable!! He didn't leave me alone in the process; he was always there and willing to help me and answer my questions! I am pleased to have work with him! I want to thank you again, Sharif! For everything!

Posted by MK | May 29, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Highly recommended for obtaining Green Card

I hired Sharif Silmi for preparing and filing my Green Card application in EB1A category. Sharif Silmi is extremely knowledgable, very insightful and compassionate Immigration lawyer. He ensured that the whole process of EB1A and NIW application is a smooth happy journey for me. He paid clos...e attention to my overall achievements , helped find out the unique qualifications and provided most valuable recommendations. Mr. Silmi skillfully painted the entire picture of permanent residency, unfolded the great possibilities and always boost the morale. He was very prompt in arranging followup sessions and quick in updating the status with appropriate follow-up actions. He made most sincere efforts to highlight my capabilities and prove my eligibility in order to secure the Green card approval. Overall, Mr. Sharif is offering a great service both to the immigrants by helping them realize the dream of gaining permanent residency and also to the nation as a whole by helping retain the best talents in USA. So I will highly recommend Mr. Sharif for any type of Green Card related consultation.

Posted by Lakshmipathi | July 26, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

The expert on immigration

Sharif Silmi took my case to file I-140 on EB1a, I was from Engineering background. He had deep understanding of how the EB1a works and the immigration. He was acting like my coach and was trying to guide me in this lengthy process. He made me get all the needed references and the materials and wou...ld never accept an answer no and always try to see what can be done. The case was filed on premium and my I140 got approved on Eb1a in just 4 days!.

Posted by anonymous | July 09, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Strongly Recommend Sharif

The most important thing that any prospective applicant needs to do, is to understand how EB1 applications are judged. Sharif has a vast experience in this domain and did an excellent job of explaining the requirements. Unlike some attorneys, he does not follow a standard template to file petitions. ...Sharif is very meticulous in collecting specifics from the applicant and sets a very high bar for reviewing the evidence before filing the petition. My petition was approved within 3 days in one shot without RFE. I have also retained Sharif for the next stage.

Posted by Shailesh | January 09, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Amazing lawyer with very methodical process for EB1 cases

Sharif is a super attorney with lots of confidence in his abilities. I had a very pleasant and rewarding experience with Sharif for my EB1 filing. As lots of people from India, I was stuck in the EB2 queue for 8 yrs before I was put into contact with Sharif from Mr Shah (Shah Peerally Group). He did ...a very thorough evaluation of my case and was very confident that I can apply in EB1 category. He immediately set up few sessions with me for collecting necessary documents and building up the case. Once we had everything, the most interesting part is his RFE review process and if the case clears it, it will be through. We did go back and forth on few things to make sure that my case gets approved in first attempt itself. It definitely would test your patience but in the end, its worth it. I had my approval in a week after USCIS received it. He is very detailed and understands the concerns that everyone in my boat, would have. Once we are done with my I140 approval, I have retained Sharif's services for I485 and next phases. He is definitely someone that I can completely trust with and would strongly recommend him for any immigration requirements. Thanks Sharif! You are the man!

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Shah Peerally

Immigration lawyer

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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