Matthew C. Thomas

If you're looking to hire an immigration expert, Matt is the one. My story is quite rare, but I want to share it to hopefully benefit the ones with a background similar to mine. I moved to the US to do my PhD, and was on a student visa. When you are on a student visa, you are only allowed to stay ...in the US until your expected graduation date and, if you are married, your spouse cannot work. This wasn't too bad for us at first, as my husband worked as a journalist correspondent for a newspaper back home. However, after living in different countries, I thought I liked living in the US for the great work environment and work ethic you can get here, along with the great opportunities for professional development. For these reasons, my husband and I had been considering staying in the US with no restrictions and started interviewing lawyers to apply for residency. During our search for the perfect lawyer, we heard all kinds of things. With both of us being foreigners with no family members or employers to petition for us, we became discouraged and thought there were no options. Then, we met Matt Thomas, who wanted to learn more about our backgrounds and asked for my CV. A few days later, on a Sunday morning, we were about to give up when I got a phone call from Matt. He wanted to see us again and suggested that I self-petition in the EB-1 track. I had done my homework and gone through all the possible scenarios, so I knew what Matt was talking about. However, some lawyers had advised me against that route as being too long and complicated, and they had even said I did not qualify for it. So, when Matt and I discussed such option, I tortured him with tons of questions to make sure his advice was sound enough. Of course, I knew I had a great CV but I had been long discouraged by other lawyers and didn't want to waste my time. Matt illustrated all the details of an EB-1 track to me, and we went through the timeframe, the chances for success, etc. I decided I wanted to hire Matt when I thought: "OK, this guy knows more than me about this, and his advice sounds impartial." After that point, I gave Matt my time, my money, my hopes and, even most, my trust. I couldn't make a better decision. Matt and his team built a strong case for me, advertised my achievements and expertise in a clear an engaging way, and managed to get me an approval without even passing through the Request For Evidence step. Now both my husband and I received a Welcome notice and our residency cards are on their ways. Up to this point, the whole process took less than a year, and it was smooth. What I really liked about Matt Thomas is that he believed in me when other lawyers didn't know what to do with my case. Additionally, Matt is very knowledgeable, experienced, personable, and reliable to the point the he even replied my lots of emails on weekends. So, yes, EB-1 is a real thing and it is doable if your CV is rich with achievements. Don't believe who says that you have to be a Noble Prize laureate to fit in the EB-1 track. And, most importantly, with Matt Thomas you're in good hands.

If you are looking for an excellent lawyer to solve the problems that do not let you sleep in peace, don't think twice, hire the services of Matthew C. Thomas. I did that twice - 2009 and 2011 - and sincerely I was completely satisfied and happy with the result his work. Simply say he is competent i...s little. He is very, very competent. More than that, during the entire process he makes you feel that he really cares about your problem and he takes all legal measures to solve the problem and make you smile again. For all these reasons and in my opinion, he is the best, in Phoenix, Arizona.

We hired Matthew a couple years ago to handle my case and I couldn't have chosen a better person for the job. My case was a bit tricky as I had been in the US since I was five (now 28) and was deported in absentia when I was six but never left the country. I didn't even know I had been deported until... our case was started. At first I was excited about adjusting in the US thanks to being eligible to adjust in the US but after finding out about the deportation I was terrified about many things including being deported or having to leave the country on my own while I tried to adjust. There were so many unknowns. Matthew, however, was amazing. He did his research and found older cases and laws that came to benefit my case greatly. He was always upfront about everything with me and was so patient with me and my many questions. I can't tell you how much I appreciate him making me feel comfortable enough to bombard him with questions and concerns. He always responded promptly and in a kind professional manner. The process was long (Almost 2 years exact) and frustrating at times but in the end it all worked out. On Octotober 17, 2012 I became a legal US resident. Matthew accompanied me on my last interview and emailed me as soon as my status was adjusted on the USCIS website to congratulate me. Another thing worth mentioning is his staff....wonderful. Always so polite and helpful, if I called with a question and Matthew was busy with another client they would do their best to help. Good people. Matthew also had a very reasonable payment plan. My husband and I saved up knowing what we were getting into, we thought we'd be asked to pay in full so we were prepared when we went to my initial appointment with Matthew. Fortunately, we weren't forced to hand over the lump sum. We made a deposit to get things going and had low monthly payments for the remaining balance. In our contract we were obliged to pay in full by my last appointment with USCIS, seeing as this process is a lengthy one, we finished paying Matthew months before my case was complete. His payment plan allowed us peace of mind financially which was so good considering we had many other things to worry about at the time. I was very impressed with him and his firm that I even suggested my sisters look into hiring him for their cases. One of them took my advice and I couldn't be happier. I know she is in good hands. Thank you Matthew. :D