Sharif Silmi

Got my green card yesterday, from F1 to Permanent Resident, all thanks to Attorney Sharif and the team!  Almost 3 years ago I’ve been reaching out to several law firms to help me with my papers since my company couldn’t sponsor an H1B. All of them were giving me typical advice (move back to your h...ome country, change your profession to healthcare, etc.) which I know is not the right solution.  With almost a year left with my STEM OPT (EAD), I’m in a panic looking for a solution for my situation. Then upon doing some research, I found something about EB2-NIW. Thought that this may be a good route for my case. That is when I saw Silmi Law on Google. Then, I had my first zoom meeting with Attorney Sharif, I was expecting the worst, maybe this will be “another” phone call with a lawyer and that I am not qualified for the NIW. But I was wrong! Attorney immediately said he can help me with my case and gave me right away all the documents/evidence that I need to gather for the application. I have peace of mind knowing that I finally got the right and trustworthy lawyer. Atty. Sharif is knowledgeable, experienced, and treats each case uniquely.  The process was long - from gathering all my credentials/certificates, and creating a business plan, to getting good recommendation letters. I admit, I got frustrated and was losing hope because it took us a year for this process. But we finished everything - medical, filled in the forms, and submitted my application in April 2022. After 5 months I got my new EAD and the approval of my NIW application. Now, Feb 2023, only 10 months after our submission, my Application for Permanent Residence/ AOS got approved without RFE.  Forever grateful to Silmi Law Team. I 101% recommend! 

Attorney Sharif is an EB1 specialist and US Immigration Law champion. He came highly recommended from my cousin, a past client of Sharif, who successfully got his EB1A petition approved in 2018. Hiring him as my lawyer was the best decision I took towards empowering myself with a US Green Card. He is... very well-versed with the EB1A criteria and how the laws are applied by the USCIS adjudicators. From day one, he crafted a tailored approach for my profile, had regular checkins and patiently worked together towards building strong evidence / narrative for my case. He has a high bar for quality and offers precise guidance towards what is needed to prove merit in specific areas. We filed my petition under premium processing and on the 13th day, I received an EB1A I-140 Approval without any RFE from the Texas Service Center. By attempting and successfully getting my EB1A I-140 approval through Silmi Law, I was able to shave off at least a decade of wait time under EB2 / EB3 and will be filing my I-485 soon. I will forever be grateful to Sharif and his expert paralegals for their counsel and hard work towards my petition. Thank you for all your services for us immigrants!

We got our EB1A approval in one week with out any RFE. We worked with Attorney Sharif from past 1 year to build our case. 1. Attorney Sharif is very Genius and understood the requirement and meaning of EB1A. 2. Attorney Sharif explains the process on how to obtain the evidences and helps you und...erstand the qualitative information which is required to win the case. 3. Attorney Sharif will perform clear audit before submitting your case. 4. Always responds to your question with in 24 hours. Emails are the best way to communicate. 5. Believe in Attorney Sharif and work through your case you will see results. 6. All people with the firm are with very positive mind. 7. Marylaine and Mayerlaine these two people are very hardworking and supportive during your case filing. Always responds to calls. Conclusion: Extraordinary person filing your extraordinary Ability case. Lot's of respect to Attorney Sharif as a human very humble, Kind and tons of patience with intelligence.

Sharif is very good at what he does. I worked with Sharif to get my EB1A I-140 approved. He worked with me for about a year so that we could gather enough evidence so that my profile ticked all the criteria. He has a very nuanced understanding of the immigration law and is also very eloquent. Highly ...recommend talking to him if you are not very sure if your profile is good enough for a EB1A application!

I got my green card last week, and I would like to say a big thank you to Attorney Sharif and his team. I will share my experience in detail. I was in a dire moment when I reached out to Mr Sharif. My company refused to sign my form so I could get my STEM OPT. By the time I got a new job I was lef...t with two business days and my school's international office refused to proceed with it, so my SEVIS record ended. I called several law firms around the US but none could help me and said there was no hope. It was only Attorney Sharif that said there was hope and urged me to apply for EB-2, after probing a lot about my situation. Even though I needed someone to help me I didn't trust him but I had no option but to go with him. Also, he allowed me to pay the amount in a bit. My process, to be honest, took a roller coaster turn, but Attorney Sharif and his team were always there to help. In fact, during one of those roller coaster moments, I begun to call other lawyers again but every one said my case was too completed, and whiles I kept calling (about 10 lawyers without help), Attorney Sharif reached out to me with a solution. The secretary, Rabia, and Gabriella were there from the beginning to help. Also, Marylaine Viernes really helped me a lot. After joining my case I got notifications and email responses quicker. I obviously do not know the staff behind the scenes but I'm sure everyone worked hard for me and I want to say a big thank you.