Romben Estrada Aquino

When my husband and I decided to get married, we started looking for an immigration lawyer. My husband is a naturalized US citizen and I was a working visa holder in the US. The nature of my job is project based, and this can be difficult for someone who requires company sponsored visas, because when... I finished a project, I sometimes have to look for employment in a different company, and had to start the visa process all over again, my husband(then fiancée ) really wanted me to stop stressing over visas, so we decided to settle down together after dating each other for 3 years. We started looking at yelp reviews for attorneys and had consultations with perhaps 3 different lawyers, Romben stood out to us, because he was very friendly and sweet. I was very nervous about having to consult a lawyer, since I didn’t understand all the “lawyer lingos”. But Romben was very easy to talk to. He broke down what the process is like, and asked us to describe our situation in details, and gave us reassurance that our case will be a painless one (I guess as painless as marriage based green cards go haha) It was not a hard decision to hire Romben for our case, he was very responsive, we emailed each other back and forth a couple times and Romben always give us detailed answers to our questions. His assistant Ana came in and had us fill out questionnaires and listed materials we had to prepare. Some of our documents needed translations, and the firm also provided us contact to such services. We pretty much have the package ready to go in a week after exchanging our vows in front of the Pasadena city hall, this was including the medical documents. The firm mailed out all our materials for us, Romben checked through all the files before sending them out. For someone like me who’s always over worrying, this thoroughness really puts my heart at ease. After that, whenever the USCIS updates our case, the firm will always keep us alerted as well, they sent us all the reminders to mail in the RFE and the biometric appointments, Ana was very patient whenever I came to her with a hundred questions, and always answered them in details. I recently received my conditional green card in the mail. We mailed out the applications in December, mailed the RFE in March, and got the card in June. I had a friend who started her marriage based green card process months before me, but I ended up getting my green card before she did. I can’t help but think this is due to the help from the Fong and Aquino law firm, I trusted Romben through the whole process. Romben once asked us why we picked him from a sea of yelp reviews, and I told him it was because he felt very “human”. I guess I really wanted to work with someone who is kind and caring, who I feel like I can ask them everything and not be treated like I’m wasting their time. And I’m glad Romben was exactly what we were looking for. Our running jokes through out a dozen email exchange, is that he’s actually “a robot who is pretending to be a human this whole time” and I always find that amusing.

I am a Canadian citizen. I hired Romben Aquino to apply for a waiver for admissibility as a visitor to the U.S., after having had canabis found in my vehicle many years ago. Romben handled this case to my complete satisfaction. He handled all of the details for the filing of the waiver and all of the... subsequent communications with U.S. Customs. He was both highly professional and also personable and easy for me to communicate with. I experienced reasonable responses times to all my communications.

This review is long over due...but before the year end, I would like to Thank both Craig Fong and Romben Aquino for the professional help that they render to me and my husband. From the beginning Romben has been very attentive, detail oriented and friendly at the same time when we filed for my green ...card thru marriage. He eased our worries and guide us on what documents to get and prepared for the filling process. It took almost the whole year for me to become US permanent resident but it's all worth it. We could not do it without God's help and assistance of Romben and his staff. Even after the case was done, Romben still answer my questions swiftly as always. Their office is small but that also means that you get the help from the attorney themselves. In short, I really recommend Fong and Aquino for any immigration help you might need.

Very professional, trustworthy and timely. I had spoken to few other immigration lawyers about our family case before I met the Gentlemen at Fong & Aquino, but none of them had been willing to talk to me so I could clearly understand. Here, the answers were clear and detailed. When I walked out from ...the meeting, I had a very clear picture of the process and how Fong & Aquino were going to handle our case - with a total price tag - nothing hidden! Mr. Aquino started our paperwork and has been pleasant, flexible and professional from start to end. Me and my wife can now continue living happily together. Thank you Mr. Aquino! I would highly recommend this firm.

Romben and his office assisted me in obtaining a new Green Card to reflect my new married name. All the paperwork was done timely and correctly. Immigration took several months to process my card and Romben kept in communication with me the whole time, responding the same day to my inquiry emails. I ...finally received my card and all is good. If and when I decide to become a US citizen, I will go back to Romben for his services. Thank you Romben!!