Save yourself some time, some money, and a lot of heartache. Go see Carl. I recently brought my Chinese wife to America. Everything was flawless. No requests for more info. An interview with the American embassy that was successfully concluded in 10 minutes. It was actually sad to see about 20 women ...come out from the interview before her - they were trying not to cry. Carl has been doing this for a few decades. He knows things the average person would never know. That's why I say save some money. Trying to do it a few times by yourself will most likely result in trouble. It costs more to fix trouble than it does to do a correct immigration. Carl also has an amazing team to back him up. Judy Lu handled our case because my wife was Chinese. Judy immigrated here almost 30 years ago from China. She's been doing this for almost 30 years. She knows everything about the process, but more importantly she knows everything about the immigration system and people. She knows what they want to see, she knows what makes them suspicious. Carl even had a Chinese speaking lawyer coach her for the interview. I highly recommend Carl and his staff.

Law Offices of Carl Shusterman is a big immigration law firm in Los Angeles, and I would add from my part, a great, trustworthy, and dedicated attorney, committed to their clients with an extreme care, responsiveness and follow up practicing very good, competitive and reasonable prices for their serv...ices. After interviewing multiple firms, I decided to go through the process of submission of an I-140 (EB1) self-petition with Carl Shusterman having conviction after first consultation that is very experienced and honest attorney in matter of immigration. A wonderful paralegal Jay Pounders encouraged and supported me from first day and has been a faithful counselor and contributor to the success of my case (approval of an EB1 I -140 petition ) Jay was extremely accommodating, generous, and responsive as well as knowledgeable, responding immediately to any of my questions and constantly mindful of my needs. Every meeting, call, and email was productive and encouraging and I could count on him and his team to be responsive, professional and thorough. It is comforting and reassuring to find in a law office a paralegal so experienced, intelligent, kind, and trustworthy. Jay is a unique individual who will exceed your expectations. As stated, I recommend him and Law Offices of Carl Shusterman without reservation.

I found Mr Shusterman and his firm after researching the internet. I have used several immigration lawyers in the past, for H-1 visa, green card, etc. This time, I needed a super heavy weight immigration attorney because USCIS denied my naturalization application and started deportation procedures (f...or reasons I will keep private). He was very direct from the beginning and his fee structure was simple and comparable to other law firms of less fame. Long story short, Mr Shusterman and his team where able to reverse both immigration decisions and I am now a US citizen. While elated, I was also shocked at the result because of the way USCIS presented the issues to me. It takes a rare lawyer to be able to succeed in reversing BOTH such decisions. He saved my career and my family.

My husband and I were marred August 2005 and initiated our Application for permanent residence with Carl through the phone interview in early October of 2005. We had regular and clear communication via email with a very competent and helpful paralegal named Gale. Gale was very obliging in answering ...any and all questions she could answer, for myself and my husband who were completely new to most immigration technicalities. At any time she could not answer our questions due to legal protocol, she would forward our question to be promptly answered by our attorney Ellen for legal advice. When initial applications, medical examinations, and affidavits had begun processing, the firm advised us that a fee increase with USCIS was going into effect in short notice and they helped us to get everything filed before the increased fees would be incurred. When the final drafts of applications for our signature had a typo, the firm paid for all Fed-Ex overnight expenses to have the forms corrected, re-sent to us for signature, and returned Fed-Ex overnight in order to be filed before the fee increase would affect us. At each personal meeting with our Attorney, and throughout the interview process at INS, Ellen Lee was straight forward, knowledgeable, personable, and professional. She made the very daunting and difficult processes run smooth and simply. When we arrived at our interview with sweaty palms and nerves a wreck, her expertise and optimism assured us of what we were to find out shortly: that our entire process had been in the very best hands. Within the short span of 5 months, my husband received work permit, and a green card. In the time passed since we have needed their services the staff at Shustermans has still been available for advisement on the filing of application for removal of restrictions on Permanent residence. I cannot recommend highly enough any and every experience I have had with each person at Carl Shusterman's Firm, including Carl himself.