Lawrence Richard Holmes

Lawrence Richard Holmes

4.9
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 37 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 37 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1988

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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 6 - 10 of 27 reviews | Trustworthiness

Posted by DOUGLAS | March 23, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Awesome team through a stressful ordeal

I had Yvonne as my case manager. She was FANTASTIC!!! She was always there when I needed anything and she was always checking on my case. We retained them for the K1, Permanent Resident, 10 year Permanent Resident and I think we will for the US Citizenship. Sure, we could do everything ourselves and ...save the money on lawyer fees, but at the end of the day, we get advice, answer questions from professionals (not experience from others in the internet, cause every case is unique) we had reassurance all paperwork was correct and complete and the reassurance with multiple retaining that our paperwork goes through on the first try. Thank you Yvonne and thank you Lawrence Holmes, immigration attorney!!

Posted by Rick | February 16, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Fantastic professional, supportive and engaged!

Everything Mr. Lawrence discussed happened as planned. The support was perfect, every question answered, all filings perfect. We worked primarily with Yvonne, the paralegal. Super professional, friendly and absolutely accurate. She is AMAZING!!! Our process was over several years from initial entry t...hrough citizenship. I can not recommend more highly!!!

Posted by anonymous | February 06, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Great Attorney!!

Lawrence R Holmes and his team were exceptional in handling and progressing our case. We experienced no complications and no delays and this was because of the knowledge, experience and thoroughness of this team. They were able to guide us through each step of the process, keep us informed and respon...d to all our questions in a timely manner. At times of frustration they were reassuring and hopeful. We couldn't have asked for a better team to work with and no doubt we'll be getting in touch with them when my Green Card is up for renewal.

Posted by Anthony | December 17, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Excellent immigration attorney

After an Internet search, and reading about his qualifications and dedication to his profession, I hired Mr. Holmes to help guide my fiancee and me through the labyrinthine process of getting her K-1 visa. Based on that experience, we retained him through the successive steps of establishing her per...manent residence, and ultimately her naturalization to US citizenship. While we could have contacted Mr. Holmes directly at any point in the process, we dealt exclusively with Diana Nunez, who proved more than competent, capable and responsive to the myriad questions we had. The task of gathering all the required documents and information, and properly presenting them to the government, can seem daunting. It quickly became apparent that we were well represented by a truly professional team, one in whom my wife and I had total confidence. With the deepest respect and sincerity, thank you, Lawrence and Diana

Posted by Del & Hiracy | September 08, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Could never have done it without you! Mission Impossible was achieved with you doing practically everyting for us!

I'm an American and fell in love with a beautiful, fascinating Brazilian Amazon Indian woman, Hiracy. Due to our ages she is 28 and I am 69 years we never dreamed we could ever really be married and she could really be here as my wife beside me 24 hours a day. She taught me Portugues and I taught her... some English. We talked by Skype day and night and her family and I all built a great relationship. At one point we decided we both wanted to get married and of course her come to America with me. I searched online and found Attorney Holmes, never dreaming he would be so friendly and his staff would be so kind and helpful to us. They began to help us and we decided it would be all the way with them to represent us. We began the process sometime last year 2014 in about August - every single step of the way went just as they said it would. Every time they received a notice or we did we were instantly in contact. Since my wife now is from the capital of the Amazon, Manaus, there is no embassy there or any office to help us get her US Visa. So we had to meet in Rio De Janeiro and take all our photo albums and documents, and financial records and her police clearances, etc. to the Rio office. It was a three week process. First the medical testing had to be done - it was then sent to the Embassy. Then we went for the interview and were handled at a window just standing there before a very friendly agent who cleared us and our documents before we were called to stand before another window in a private room in front of the Consul of America in Brazil. He asked about five simple questions then he said she was approved to travel to the USA! We had been very nervous about the interview but it was approved and then we had to wait another week for her passport to arrive at the hotel in Rio before our plane was scheduled to leave on March 18th. I decided to push it and buy our tickets to USA ahead of time and as luck had it we received it the day before our plane left. We were so relieved to get out of Brazil and her for the first time to the USA - and we had heard horror stories about the Immigration agents in Miami where we entered. How they would surely separate us and scare her to death since her English was practically zero. However Mr Holmes and Danielle and the staff assured us we would pass fine. When we got to Miami we were surprised again... the agent took us straight to a room and we waited till someone came in at 5am or so and that agent asked us a few questions and if we were truly going to get married because we loved each other and we assured him we would be married within a week of arriving to Tucson, Az where we live. Our last hurdle which we gladly hired Mr. Holmes and Danielle who did everything again for us was our final interview with the agency here in Tucson. We were perfectly prepared by Danielle and the interview went much easier than we thought. They just notified us today that my wife's Green Card has been approved and on the way. Her social security card is also on the way and now we are free to travel the world and she can get a job if she wants and learn English and Get a driver's license... and such. Although it has some conditions, we are ecstatic now - but a year ago we had many obstacles to jump. It has been a long and arduous mission, but we have done it! Mission completed! Their fee was worth its weight in gold. They walked us through the entire process. I didn't have to worry if I had it right or wrong - and when we were in an interview - we were so well prepared they hardly looked at our documents. Many many blessings to the Angels and Geniuses at Lawrence Holmes, Attorneys!

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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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