Bobby Cheng-Yu Chung

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Bobby Cheng-Yu Chung

5.0
Rating: 7.7

Licensed for 25 years

Immigration Lawyer at San Gabriel, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

123 S. Mission Drive, Suite D, San Gabriel, CA

Virtual Consultation Available

About Bobby

Biography

Former US Justice Department Attorney focusing on the E-2 Investor Visa & EB-5 Investment Green Card

Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Bobby Chung is an immigration attorney focusing on helping foreign entrepreneurs and investors obtain the E-2 Investor Visa and EB-5 Investment Green Card in order to reside in the U.S. and operate their business.

26 years | 1,500 cases

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 400-400 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

Awards

Client's Choice
Client's Choice
2024 2023 2022
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Licenses

Licensed in District of Columbia for 11 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 2015

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 25 years

State: California

Acquired: 2000

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Bobby C Chung, PC

123 S. Mission Drive, Suite D, San Gabriel, CA, 91776

E2VisaLawyer.net

Online Presence

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Bobby Cheng-Yu Chung's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

188 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 20 reviews | Business

Posted by Juzer | November 13, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Business

Highly recommend for Investment Visa

We had a great experience working with Attorney Bobby Chung and his team for applying our E2 Visa and finally getting it approved by the US Immigration. Attorney Chung prepared us with business investment process and his team later helped us with all the questions we had at every step of this proces...s. Although we never met any of the members of the team personally but we had various zoom meetings and over the phone consultations that helped us moving forward. They have a good process in place to move your file towards submission to the Consulate office and good through interview preparation session that gave us the confidence to be In front of the Visa officer to answer all the questions about our startup business. I'd like to thank the amazing team Stephanie Chiueh for being patient with us and answer all our queries, very responsive Lotte Aarsman for her hardwork in processing our case file diligently and finally Alyona for scheduling our appointments & responding quickly with our phone calls. Great work Team!

Posted by Andres | July 23, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Business

What an amazing team! Really thankful with all of you.

I cannot speak highly enough of Bobby and his outstanding team at the immigration law firm. They did a phenomenal job helping us secure our E-2 investor visa. From day one, they made me feel at home and instilled a high level of confidence that we were in good hands. Unlike the typical apprehensions ...one might have when working with lawyers who seem to be solely focused on charging more fees, Bobby and his team never gave me that impression. I always felt calm and assured that I was working with the most knowledgeable immigration attorneys across the United States. Throughout the process, they provided constant guidance and patiently explained each stage. They were always there to advise both me and my wife, offering feedback on how to proceed. This journey demands significant effort, organization, and diligence, as one must provide thorough documentation in English to prove the source of funds, personal background, and capability to run a business—all crucial for constructing the proposal submitted to USCIS. I am thrilled with the results and the attentive care we received throughout the months-long process. I have no doubt that Bobby and his team are the premier immigration law firm nationwide. I would also like to extend my gratitude to several members of their team who diligently worked with us to compile all necessary documentation. Angie Medina was incredible, deserving of 100 points for her tireless efforts in requesting and reviewing supporting documents practically daily for many months, always with a smile and a positive attitude. Angie, you have my heartfelt thanks. Alyona, you were also spectacular, overseeing and organizing dense materials to ensure our case had the best possible chance. Overall, the entire team was consistently supportive and attentive to detail. I cannot thank each of you enough for your spectacular work. This is the first time in my life I've encountered a law firm where I never felt in unfamiliar territory. They operate with remarkable transparency—a lesson other lawyers should adopt. Thank you all once again for your exceptional service. Warm regards, Ana y Andres

Posted by Varut | November 07, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Business

The Right Attorney & Team for E-2 Visa

• I strongly recommend Attorney Bobby C. Chung. Our family faced the most challenges in our business on October 16, 2021. The second-floor apartment above our restaurant had a fire incident and our restaurant was damaged by fire water and smoke. We need to find a new place to resume back to busi...ness as soon as possible. Attorney Chung had set up the teleconference 1 week after the incident to provide all necessary law, regulation, and requirement of new acquirement of the new places. We worked in 2 new places, but all these places did not work out. So, we returned to our original places. Finally, we spent almost 2 years to resume back business. This means we lose business for almost 2 years with no business income, which is high risk for E-2 visa renewal. Attorney Chung hinted major approach to show our faithfully resume back to our business after fire incident in 2021. Attorney Chung has turned all failure of acquisition of the new places to be sincerely effort to resume back to business as soon as possible. All necessary documentation has been reviewed and carefully presented to immigration officer including evident of acquisition, new investment & proof source of fund from Thailand, and all implementation of the original place. Surprisingly, after our family’s E-2 Visa Extension Application was submitted to USCIS for only 2 weeks, our application has been approval on September 29, 2023. This is good news for our family in 2 years. Attorney Chung confirmed that this is the fastest approval, in normal process, from his over 10 years’ experience in this field. May we take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to Attorney Bobby C. Chung for his valuable advice, vigorous effort to arrange all important information, and strategically present our case to the immigration officer. This major contribution makes our family’s E-2 visa extension can be approved within 2 weeks. And we can pass the critical situation from fire incident and return to our normal life again. We would like to thank Attorney Chung’s team, Mr. Randi Wilf, Senior Paralegal, dedicated our case manager for the past 10 years, who review and provide commend of all document and evident. And we also would like to thank Ms Alyona Kuznetsova, Administrative Assistant, who followed up our renewal case 6 months in advance before visa expiration, arranged meeting, meticulous in packing, and finalizing our application. Finally, we do strongly recommend Law of Bobby C. Chung, Attorney Chung, and his team, to everyone who would like to successfully in E-2 Visa Application and would like to work with knowledgeable team of E-2 Visa that can provide solutions for their specific situation & circumstance.

Posted by Pierre | May 09, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Business

E-2 Visa

I am from Canada and purchased a property management franchise to operate in Florida. After reading reviews, I decided to set up a consultation with Bobby and so glad I did. He was very professional, knowledgeable and patient with all of my questions, so I decided to hire him. Bobby and his team were... amazing throughout the process and were very informative with the steps I needed to take to obtain an approval for my E-2 Visa. What I also thought was great was that Bobby had preferred partners for business plans, accounting, banking etc., which saved me a lot of research and time. Fast forward towards the end, my E-2 Visa! The interview at the US Consulate was not as bad as I thought it would be because Bobby and his team ensured I was well prepared. Thanks again Bobby and team for the outstanding service!

Posted by Jamali | March 16, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Business

E-2 Visa Case

Attorney Bobby Chung is incredibly experienced and competent, who guided us through very complex and difficult E-2 process, particularly when you are going to start a new business from scratch. We cannot thank attorney Bobby Chung enough as he really helped us to get approved E-2 visa for five years ...for my whole family from a 3rd country (non-treaty country), which is even more difficult situation. He also has very competent and energetic team and we were always been updated, guided and replied in timely manner. Attorney Chung excellently represented our case for E-2 visa, which is approved in very short time. We highly recommend attorney Bobby Chung for E-2 visa cases, as he literally leaves no space for visa officer to reject the case on the merit. Thank You Very Much Mr. Bobby and Lotte. A. H. Jamali

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Bobby Cheng-Yu Chung's Lawyer Endorsements

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Robert Liskey

Immigration lawyer | Sep 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jonas Grant

Immigration lawyer | Mar 12

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have worked together with Bobby on many matters, with him handling the immigration side of things and me the business and corporate law. He is consistently a pleasure to work with and our mutual clients feel the same way. He is knowledgeable, experienced, and easy-going. He can communicate immigration law concepts in plain English (and apparently Mandarin and Cantonese, as well, not that I would understand!). I will continue to recommend him to clients with U.S. immigration law needs to him and his dedicated staff and look forward to collaborating with him for years to come."

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Kaushik Ranchod

Immigration lawyer | Jul 30

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have known Bobby Chung for twenty years. Not only is he a superb immigration attorney, he is someone that is extremely trustworthy. Bobby has a wealth of knowledge in immigration law. When I need to get a second opinion regarding a strategy for a complicated case he is one of the first attorneys that I consult with. I give Bobby Chung my highest recommendation. Sincerely, Kaushik Ranchod"

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Janet Greathouse

Immigration lawyer | May 01

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse Bobby Chung's work. His enthusiasm for the law, integrity, dedication to providing his client with the highest quality representation is rare to find. Mr. Chung's knowledge of immigration law is comprehensive and he possesses a keen analytical mind."

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Jonas Grant

Business lawyer

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Kaushik Ranchod

Immigration lawyer

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Janet Greathouse

Immigration lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.7 (Very Good)

Honors

2000

Outstanding Professional Contribution, US Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review

Work Experience

2001 - Present

Principle Attorney, Law Office of Bobby C. Chung, PC

2000 - 2001

Associate Attorney, Paparelli & Partners, LLP

1999 - 2000

Attorney Advisor, US Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review

1999 - 1999

Law Clerk, US Attorney's Office, North District of California

1998 - 1998

Judicial Intern, US Immigration Court, San Francisco

1997 - 1998

Law Clerk, Elliot & Mayock, LLP

Associations

2015 - Present

District of Columbia Bar

Member

2002 - Present

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Member

2000 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

2000 - Present

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Member

2009 - 2010

U.S. Latino American Chamber of Commerce

Business Director

2007 - 2010

Los Angeles area Chamber of Commerce

Member

2000 - 2023

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Education

1999

Golden Gate University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1995

University of Southern California

Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2025

IFPG Educational Seminars

E-2 Investor Visa

2025

FranServe Franchise Broker Training

E-2 Investor Visa

2024

IFPG Educational Seminars

E-2 Investor Visa

2024

FranServe Franchise Broker Training

E-2 Investor Visa

2023

IFPG Educational Seminars

E-2 Investor Visa

2023

FranServe Franchise Broker Training

E-2 Investor Visa

2022

IFPG Educational Seminars

E-2 Investor Visa

2022

FranServe Franchise Broker Training

E-2 Investor Visa

2022

FranServe Annual Conference

E-2 Investor Visa

2021

IFPG Educational Seminars

E-2 Investor Visa

2021

FranServe Franchise Broker Training

E-2 Investor Visa

2020

IFPG Educational Seminars E-2 Investor Visa

2020

FranServe Franchise Broker Training E-2 Investor Visa

2019

IFPG Educational Seminars E-2 Investor Visa

2019

FranServe Franchise Broker Training E-2 Investor Visa

2018

IFPG Educational Seminars E-2 Investor Visa

2018

FranServe Franchise Broker Training E-2 Investor Visa

2017

IFPG Educational Seminars E-2 Investor Visa

2017

FranServe Franchise Broker Training E-2 Investor Visa

2016

IFPG Educational Seminars E-2 Investor Visa

2016

FranServe Franchise Broker Training E-2 Investor Visa

2015

FranServe Franchise Broker Training E-2 Investor Visa

2014

IFPG Educational Seminars E-2 Investor Visa

2014

FranServe Franchise Broker Training E-2 Investor Visa

2013

FranServe Franchise Broker Training E-2 Investor Visa

2012

FranServe Franchise Broker Training E-2 Investor Visa

2009

2009 HR Star Conference

Immigration Law Updates

2008

2008 National Summit on Employment Law and Compliance

I-9 Compliance, Worksite Enforcement, Work Visas

2008

2008 HR Star Conference

How to Overcome the H-1B Visa Quota and Protect Your Organization from Immigration Audits

Languages

Mandarin

Activity

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