Sharif Silmi

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.

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.

Mr. Sharif Silmi is an outstanding immigration attorney, a seasoned expert in the Employment-Based Immigrant Visa categories. Mr. Silmi has successfully represented my EB1A petition, and I can highly recommend him for any immigration related matter. Mr. Silmi is very professional, patient and has gre...at acumen who made the application process smooth for me. Mr. Silmi carefully evaluated my case paying attention to each detail and worked with me during the complete application process. I had several meetings with him during the process where he collected all the evidence systematically and gradually built the case for submission. Mr. Silmi’s deep knowledge on the EB1A application and his out of the box thinking helped strengthening my application. I filed my I-140 application in premium processing and the application was approved just in 6 days. I can’t thank enough to Mr. Silmi and his team for their dedication and effort to have my EB-1A application just in a few days without any RFE. His team was always there to answer my queries and always reachable when there were any doubts or confusion while working on the application. Mr. Silmi is one of the best immigration lawyers one can have and I am grateful to find him. I thank Mr. Silmi and his team from the bottom of my heart and recommend anyone who is willing to file his/her petition in EB1 category.

Sharif is the best EB1A expert and overall detail-oriented, timely with a practical outlook to give you the extra edge in your application. When you engage with his firm, you are engaging with the most experienced. I do not have a Phd, and not too many publications (less than 100 citations). I wo...rk as a regular engineer in a Fortune 1000 company and from a country that is always backlogged. My friend recommended Sharif as someone who can help professionals with EB1A even if you have no PhD. I engaged with Sharif and after seeing his YouTube talk on the same topic. The first thing I absolutely love about Sharif is his detail oriented and specific nature. Essentially, he conducts deep background interviews to gather information for the application. He laid out to me, in plain language, what the requirements are from a law perspective. There are lots and lots of nuances, and Sharif breaks down so very well. He also brainstormed with me what counts as evidence - for instance, he pointed out that the work that I did in an NIW area can be emphasized more. Essentially, the most important part is the field of endeavor and Sharif surgically helps to sharpen this with hours and hours of discussion and evidence collection. There is also a second distinguishing feature - When you work with Sharif Silmi Law, you are working with THE Sharif. You are not passed on to someone else. This means, he is the one getting on a call with you - every single time. He makes time for you in his calendar and is always available via email. I have never had to wait more than a day for an email reply, and more than a day to get on his calendar. He prioritizes you and your application. No passing it on someone after initial review. Sharif drafted a strong application. He is not just persuasive, but makes it obvious for anyone reading, that you deserve an EB1A ASAP! The way he wrote and organized the application made all the difference. Next is his capable team. Sharif hires the best people to efficiently get the job done. For instance, my application ran 1185 pages - basically a lot, and lot of evidence. They work with you to land this for and get you to the finish line. FYI -- One of the teammates sent me the final application to review in the middle of the night on a weekend. They really want you to succeed and it absolutely shows. I can think of no other firm when it comes to all kinds of employment-based petitions, especially EB1A. I got my approval within just 10 days after we filed my I-140. EB1A is all about drafting the strongest application that is iron clad - no room for doubt, no room for error. Sharif is THE attorney to deliver this for you.

Based on recommendation from many of our friends, we reached out to Mr. Sharif (Shah Peerally group) about our EB1A case. We have done extensive research and spent many years hunting down the options just to understand if my profile makes  a good eligible EB1A case or not. Other lawyers reviewed my r...esume (Not my profile) and suggested that I go with other categories (Eg: NIW EB2) or get a PhD or more citations. None of that sounded reasonable and we definitely backed out on the EB1A idea until we spoke to Sharif. Honestly, we were a little speculative in the beginning (Based on our bitter experience with other lawyers). Sharif did not give us any false expectations just to get us onboarded. He reviewed my profile, took time to understand and evaluated my field of endeavor in-depth before he commented on the chances of approval for my EB1A case. He is process oriented and I believe that is the key behind his success rate. He explained in detail and guided us all along. He is very collaborative, considerate and spent a great deal of time to make sure that my case satisfies the outlined statutory guidelines and presented every single evidence to prove the same to the government. My case was received by USCIS on 06/25/2020 and got Approved on 07/02/2020. I couldn't believe how quick that happened. EB1A means a lot to any individual and their family and approval takes a lot of stress out. God bless Sharif for caring deeply about his clients and helping many families in this regard. Despite being exceptionally talented he is humble, honest and open for suggestions and critiques. Please consult sharif or associate with him on your EB1A case. He knows immigration law inside-out and his outstanding record of success speaks for itself.