Anser Ahmad

Anser Ahmad

4.2
Rating: 6.6

Licensed for 31 years

Immigration Lawyer at McLean, VA
Practice Areas: Immigration, General Practice, Litigation, Criminal Defense

6888 Elm Street, Suite 101, McLean, VA

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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 31 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1994

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Ahmad and Associates

6888 Elm Street, Suite 101, McLean, VA, 22101

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Anser Ahmad's Reviews

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4.2 /5.0

26 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | June 06, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

A Legal professional you can rely on

Attorney Anser Ahmad is a legal professional with the required expertise and experience you are looking for in handling all your immigration related matters. This is the type of lawyer you can rely on. He works with the required expertise speedy and quality that will make you successful in your immig...ration matters. Thanks for your support this far.

Posted by Elba | August 23, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Highly recommended

Excellent Attorney, simply the best and more. One of my best friends referred me to Mr. Ahmad for my now husband's immigration case. Ahmad and his staff was always there and willing to answer and help me with all my questions, forms, or anything I needed. It didn't matter how many times I called or a...sked the same questions. I applied for a fiance visa on October 2016 and by February 2017 my fiance was already here. Now I am happily married and my husband is a Permanent Resident of the USA. Thanks to God and Ahmad & Associates. Highly Recommended.

Posted by anonymous | July 26, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Asylum

Very dishonest, don't trust him

When we consulted this attorney, he told me that our case was "going to be very easy", because I am a U.S. citizen and is the rest of my family (with the exception of my husband of course). However, he only asked for one file, and hardly informed us about our case. Whenever we tried to contact him, h...e wouldn't answer. Finally, we told him that my husband had considered starting the asylum process with our previous lawyer. We didn't want to try for asylum because we knew how these cases were hard to prove. He still assured us that we should try for asylum and ignored our questions about there being another way. Then, he didn't ask us for any evidence to prove it, and ignored us when we asked him what evidence he needed. The day for my husband's interview with the judge came, and the judge obviously told him "no" for his request of asylum due to a lack of evidence and other reasons. That day he told us that in order for him to get his papers, he had to leave the country. He assured us it would only be for 5-6 months and then he could come back. Well, after that he once again never contacted us again, and we just received a document saying that it would be for over 10 years. So basically, as soon as he got the money, he ignored us and didn't care about our case.

Anser Ahmad

Replied last July 26, 2018

It is unfortunate to hear your dissatisfaction with our service. As this review is anonymous, I can only confirm that my office and I never give guarantees on a case as every case is reviewed on a case-by-case basis with review of the merits, facts, and documents presented by the clients. My policy includes providing clients with all options for relief available to them given the information provided and based on my experience suggest the best option moving forward. This includes notifying them should any circumstances disqualify an individual from certain forms of relief. Ultimately, it is the client's decision on what form of relief to pursue and my duty to represent them to the best of my abilities. My staff and I take the preparation and filing of forms of relief seriously. This includes maintaining contact with clients to ensure all available evidence is provided for submission of a thorough case.

Posted by anonymous | April 20, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Unethical, Horrible Attorney - Stay AWAY!

I would never recommend this lawyer to another person. I am a U.S. citizen who hired Anser to help my immigrant husband, who was detained in ICE custody, to get a green card. All my husband received was a deportation order. Anser did nothing in this case besides charge us $7,500. Unfortunately fo...r my family, I didn't realize all of Anser's mistakes until trial ... and then it was too late. Anser had asked me for some evidence, which I sent to him. He didn't file some of it with the court. He told us we only need one document to establish that my husband had been here for 11 years. At trial, the judge told us that one page of evidence was not enough to prove my husband was here for 11 years. He didn't submit evidence showing the huge hardship that our four children and I would suffer if my husband wasn't allowed to stay in the United States. He spent about 15 minutes in the jail with my husband preparing him to testify. He never met with me to prepare me to testify at the trial. Five minutes prior to my husband's immigration trial beginning, Anser told me that I had to testify that I would leave the United States with my husband and our children if my husband was deported. I told him that I couldn't leave the United States but he said if you want to win, you have to tell the judge you will leave the United States. The only time he spoke to me on the phone was when it was time to send payments. Other than that most of my calls were sent to voice mail and never returned. The worst thing about this process has been that the whole time Anser told my husband and me that my husband's case was an easy case to win and we had a 70% chance of winning. This was completely false. The immigration judge said that we didn't have enough evidence to prove anything. This was not because the evidence didn't exist but because Anser never asked me for this evidence and/or because he never filed the evidence that I did send to him. Stay away from this lawyer!

Anser Ahmad

Replied last April 20, 2017

We are sorry that you had a bad experience with our firm. This matter does not sound familiar as we strive for the utmost client satisfaction in every case. All preparation and filings are thoroughly reviewed by the attorneys before any trial date, and copies are provided to the client to ensure there is no dissatisfaction. Please contact me directly to discuss your specific concerns.

Posted by Noufou | January 05, 2017 | Immigration

Good immigration lawyer

Ansar ahmad is and will stay the good lawyer for immigration case .I am trying to send him peoples who need help. I say him thank.

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Jonathan Fellner

Immigration lawyer | May 10

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"I endorse this lawyer. Anser is an excellent immigration attorney who gets wonderful results for his clients."

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Somair Alam

Immigration lawyer | Feb 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I'm pleased to endorse Anser. He is a top-notch immigration lawyer and a zealous advocate for his clients. A highly recommended attorney."

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Experience

Rating:  6.6 (Good)

Work Experience

2013 - Present

Owner, Ahmad & Associates

Associations

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Member

Education

1993

University of Richmond, The T. C. Williams School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

University of Maryland, College Park

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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University of Maryland, College Park

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

Urdu

French

Spanish

Russian

Hindi

Punjabi

English

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