Lawrence Richard Holmes

Lawrence Richard Holmes

4.9
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 38 years

Immigration Lawyer at San Diego, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

1940 Garnet Avenue, Suite 210, San Diego, CA

About Lawrence

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Immigration 100%

Since 1991, 100% of my practice has been devoted to obtaining K1 fiancee visas and K3 spousal visas. In support of the foreign spouses we also handle their adjustment of status (green card), naturalization (U.S. citizenship), temporary work authorization and temporary travel document. I am licensed to practice immigration law in ALL 50 STATES. If you are interested in the services we provide, please call 888-3685886 for a FREE CONSULTATION.

35 years

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 45 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 38 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1988

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Location

Lawrence R Holmes Immigration Attorney

1940 Garnet Avenue, Suite 210, San Diego, CA, 92109

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Lawrence Richard Holmes's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

283 Client Reviews

Showing 76 - 80 of 101 reviews | Staff & Support

Posted by Kevin | January 28, 2013 | Immigration

Received Green Card in less than 4 months

Larry and his assistant Danielle were awesome to work with. Because of their knowledge, experience and professionalism we received my wife's green card in less than four months from the time we made our application. It was amazing, we got married on October 1st and received the green card today on ...January 28th. They answered all of our questions promptly and with confidence. It is such a scary process and you know you don't want anything messed up because you could spend years fixing any mistake or miscommunication. They made sure we understood the process, the forms and most importantly the dreaded interview. We actually got the green card exactly two weeks from the interview. I didn't know the government could move that quickly. I am a professional and have several attorneys that work for me. Hiring Larry and his firm as an immigration specialist was the perfect decision. I would recommend them to everyone with absolute confidence.

Posted by Richard | January 22, 2013 | Immigration

A Fantastic Service, Highly Recommended.

I had considered moving from England to America many times to be with my long term partner Victoria (soon to be married!), but was initially put off by the length and complexity of the K1 visa application process. We both decided to try and complete the process alone but had real trouble getting past... the first step as neither of us have any experience in this field. We eventually made the very wise decision to seek the help of an immigration attorney. After much searching we decided on Lawrence R Holmes, there were cheaper alternatives available on the web, but none that looked/sounded as trustworthy or professional after contacting them. Once we signed the agreement we were assigned our own specialist, Yvonne, to assist us in our application from start to finish. We certainly could not have done this without her constant help by phone or email. From small queries to bigger problems, we both found her to be efficient, knowledgeable and helpful throughout our case. Our K1 visa has been approved with no problems and I am now set to enter the USA in the following month! I will certainly be re hiring them to help with the adjustment of status (green card) once we are married and settled in the USA. If you are considering applying for a K visa I cannot recommend this firm enough, without their help I am almost certain we would not have got to this stage at all! Our thanks from Richard and Victoria

Posted by anonymous | January 22, 2013

Excellent service

Dealing with LAWRENCE RICHARD HOLMES was a wonderful experience. My Paralegal Specialist Trang Nguyen was excellent. They answered all my many, many questions, were very patient with me, and made sure I knew what was going on every step of the way. Their kindness and knowleged that was displayed from... the inital phone call was followed through right to the end , and even still! I would highly recomend using them. They ALWAYS got back to me right away, had everything under controll and made sure I knew what my responsibilities and deadlines were. I will absolutley use them for any future needs.

Posted by Robie | January 08, 2013 | Immigration

Happy Customers

This lawyer firm was excellent as a professional staff and kept me and my fiancee on top of the game. They are the people that care about their customers and give REAL facts about your case not just interest in your money. I felt that they were very professional and helped us thru the difficult ...part of our case with knowledge of what is expected, We were successful in getting our K-1 Visa thru this firm and is very happy customer.

Posted by Philip | January 07, 2013 | Immigration

Philip and Joeanne

Why leave the rest of the best days of your life to chance...Joeanne and I met in October 2010. Joeanne is truly the best person I have ever met in my life, and, on December 20th 2011; I asked my love to marry me. Being in the U.S. military, stationed overseas and due to receive orders, we weren't q...uite sure how best to go about getting everything required to USCIS for submittal for my love's visa. Many friends and aquaintances suggested doing it ourselves or going through an agent. We considered it but when we looked into how long it would take to process everything through these agencies or doing it ourselves; our reasoning for contacting Mr. Holmes offices made the most sense. We waited our whole lives to find each other, even though we were half a world apart; why now spend any more time apart than necessary. We retained Holmes Law firm in mid- March and by April had our paperwork enroute to his office for review by April 3rd. By June 17th, sixty-seven days later Joeanne's fiancee visa was approved. While waiting for processing at the Philippine embassy, my love met many other filipinas waiting for processing as well. As they were waiting they began to ask one another how long had they been going through the process. For some that chose to do it themselves, a year and a half. For others that went through various visa agencies, the same time. All were amazed at the speed of our processing. Once Joeanne joined me in the US, we asked Mr. Holmes to process our green card application as well. We began that process September 25th, results same as before; by December 31st Joeanne had her card. There's not enough good things to say about retaining Mr. Holmes and his staff to take care of this for us. Especially Diana, who took us step by step through the process and answered any and all questions either I or my wife Joeanne had; is a God-send.

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James Dicks

Immigration lawyer | Nov 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"This attorney works very hard for the clients and keeps up with the law by attending legal seminars to assist them in this regard. I endorse this attorney."

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John De Luce

Immigration lawyer | Mar 06

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"have practiced immigration law for 32 years and have known Larry for over 20 years. In my opinion he is absolutely the best immigration attorney in the United States when it comes to obtaining K1 fiancee visas and the various marriage visas."

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Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Honors

1986

MENSA, MENSA MEMBER

Work Experience

1991 - Present

Owner, Lawrence R Holmes Immigration Atorney

Associations

1990 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Education

1987

California Western School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1972

California State University, Long Beach

MBA (Master of Business Administration)

1968

California State University, Fullerton

Bachelor of Arts

Languages

Spanish

Mandarin

English

Tagalog

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