Mr. Valko is very knowledgeable in all areas of immigration law. He and his staff assisted us every step of the way. They helped us resolve our case in a very short time. We will definitely recommend his services to anyone who needs a knowledgeable, friendly, client oriented attorney who really ca...res about his clients. Thank you so much for helping us start the next chapter in our lives.

Their professional work definitely exceeded my expectations!!! I was extremely impressed with how well they prepared my husband’s waiver! I had the good fortune of finding Mr. Valko and his staff in my path when I was so discouraged and overwhelmed with my husband’s immigration process. I was ...referred to Chavez and Valko through a good friend of mine. After 17 months of waiting my husband’s second visa interview was denied. We had gone with a “notario”, a public notary, who had previously worked for Catholic Charities and assured us that he knew how to fill out the forms and prepare the waiver my husband would need if his visa was denied. However, his work was sloppy, careless and unprofessional; consequently the first waiver was denied. The forms were filled out properly but the waiver was nothing more than a two-page letter I wrote trying to explain why my husband should be allowed re-entry into the United States to be with my children and I and a few other letters from close relatives and a couple of friends. I was surprised to meet with Mr. Valko on the first interview. He was very friendly, knowledgeable and courteous. Mr. Valko explained to me how little work and effort had been put into my husband’s previous waiver. He immediately began to analyze my situation and took notes about my current circumstances and started to list many factors I could use in my husband’s I-601 waiver in order to prove the extreme hardships required by immigration. He also explained the importance of having a well-prepared waiver in order for it to be approved on the spot. Mr. Valko along with his legal assistant, Cielo Pineda, guided me through the entire process. They gave me a checklist of evidence I needed to collect and guided me in the process of writing my essay in order to explain with detail the different hardships I was undergoing due to the absence of my husband. We communicated back and forth through e-mail, phone calls and meetings. They reviewed all the documents I had and prepared and amazing waiver. I was surprised to see the end result. The waiver was about 3 inches thick and it was put together very professionally. After 4 months of hard work my husband went for his second waiver interview. IT WAS APPROVED ON THE SPOT!!! Mr. Valko called me personally to give me the great news. I could not believe it. After almost two years of waiting I knew my husband was coming home. My children were going to have their dad and we would be a family again. On June 4th 2010, my husband arrived at the Dallas Love Field Airport. Humbly and from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank Mr. Valko, Cielo Pineda and all the staff at Chavez and Valko for all the hard work they put into my husband’s waiver. I want to thank them for allowing us the opportunity to be a family again and for bringing their dad back to my children. God bless them and their loved ones. Once again from the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, and thank you! I will always recommend them; they are a very trustworthy law firm. Once again, thank you for taking your precious time out of your day – please know that we greatly appreciate you doing so. If you are not our friend on Facebook yet, then you can click on the logo and become one. Many thanks, Martin Valko

Mr. Martin Valko is a very knowledgeable lawyer in regards to immigration and its present laws. During our consultation, Mr. Valko listened to my relative's concerns about his immigration status. He gave my relative honest strait forward answers on what forms he could fill out in order to change his... immigration status. Two weeks, later I am glad to announce that my cousin has obtained an F-1 student visa at US Consulate in Europe. Without Mr. Valko's knowledge and guidance my relative would have not been given the F-1 visa or the opportunity of receiving a quality education. I would highly recommend Mr. Valko and his immigration law firm Chavez & Valko to anyone seeking help with immigration issues. Thank you once again for your time, help, and patience.

Chavez & Valko were highly recommended to me by a close friend who had success from using the firm herself. Because I reside in Houston, Texas communication for my case for a resident visa and an I-601 Waiver petition for my husband was conducted via e-mail, phone and mail however this did not cause ...any issues whatsoever. The entire staff treated me with professionalism, respect, care and concern the entire time. My husband reunited with us most recently after being separated for 2 years and 8 months. The process was extremely hard and painful because I was left alone to raise a 4 year old son, give birth to our baby girl due ironically upon my husband’s absence as well as provide financially. The firm’s paralegals were top notch and very compassionate and caring. At one point I received a personal call from Mr. Valko who offered to do part of the work without any additional fee! I don’t believe any other law firm would’ve done that! Chavez & Valko shows care and concern for their clients and clearly proved to me that it wasn’t all about the money. Martin Valko and the paralegals periodically checked in with me during the whole process. There was a time when I discussed with them that we were getting so discouraged that it might be best that my husband re-enter the US illegally. Mr. Valko sympathized with us but advised that if he entered illegally and got caught he would be barred for 10 years, he advised against him entering that way. Although it was a very exhausting and painful struggle at the end the I-601 waiver was approved and my husband is now a US legal Resident. Thanks to the help of Chavez & Valko we are no longer burdened with the agony of my husband being caught and deported by immigration! Spanish: Una muy buena amistad me recomendo al bufete Chavez & Valko ya que ella tambien tuvo exito al solicitar de sus servicios. Yo vivo en Houston, Texas por lo cual toda mi comunicacion para solicitar una visa de residente y Waiver I-601 para mi esposo fue conducida por e-mail, telefono y correo. Aunque asi fue no tengo ninguna queja ya que todo el personal del bufete me atendio con profesionalismo, respeto y sumo cuidado. Despues de estar separados como familia por 2 anos y 8 meses mi esposo se pudo reunir con nosotros recientemente. El tramite fue extremadamente dificil y doloroso ya que yo quede sola para proveer todo sustento para nuestra familia. Esto incluyo criar a nuestro hijo de 4 anos, dar a luz a mi hija que estaba programada para nacer justamente durante el tiempo que mi esposo estuvo ausente y proveer monetariamente tambien. Tuve el honor de tener ayuda de dos asistentes expertos del abogado Martin Valko. En una ocasion cuando me encontraba emocionalmente y monetariamente agotada recibi una llamada personalmente del Abogado Martin para ofrecerme sus servicios sin costo! Estoy mas que segura que no cualquier bufete me hubiera ofrecido eso! En ese momento me di cuenta que el bufete Chavez & Valko tiene sincero interes en sus clientes y no solo en ganar dinero. Ellos se comunicaban conmigo frecuentemente. Hubo una vez en la que ya nos sentiamos muy desanimados y habiamos decidido que era mejor que mi esposo se regresara ilegalmente para reunirse con nosotros. Al comunicarle esto al Abogado Martin se compadecio de nosotros pero aconsejo que no lo hiciera. El no estaba de acuerdo en que regresara de esa forma nos dijo que si lo llegaran a agarrar cruzando ilegalmente lo castigarian 10 anos. Aunque fue una batalla agotadora y dolorosa al final aprobaron el Waiver I-601 y ahora mi esposo es Residente legal de los Estados Unidos. Gracias a la guia y consejo del bufete Chavez & Valko ya no tenemos el temor de que Inmigracion detenga a mi esposo y sea deportado!

I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Mr. Martin Valko for working with me and resolving my problem with changing of my F-1 nonimmigrant status. My family had to overcome a lot of difficulties which were increased by two previous denial decisions on my case. I felt frustrated and hopeless. But h...is skillfulness and motivation reassured me in high probability of positive outcome, even if sometimes the situation looked unfavorable to me. He requested a humanitarian expedited processing in my case and stayed in touch with USCIS until the change of status was approved literally 20 minutes before my school deadline. Thanks to his ability to overcome those obstacles I've received an approval decision. I want to thank him all the work that he performed for me preparing all the supporting documents perfectly. In my opinion, he was able to select and summarize in the best possible way all the documentation we provided, presenting it in the most favorable light. I am thankful to him for being persistently professional and dedicated service him and the Chavez & Valko immigration team provided in the process of me obtaining the change of my nonimmigrant status. My special thanks to his paralegal Anya Schendeler as her adequate response, efficiency and responsibility always made very clear and easy to understand what Mr. Valko needed from me, for when, and most importantly why. She forwarded me his answers to every single question I had in a timely manner with patience and compassion. I really appreciated all their attention and dedication on my case. I am glad that our relations were based on mutual trust, understanding and respect. I would strongly recommend immigration services of Chavez & Valko to anyone for any immigration matters.