Lawrence Richard Holmes

The service I received from Yvonne with the Lawrence R Holmes Immigration Attorney's office was very helpful and professional. They quickly answered any questions I had quickly, they were knowledgeable, and efficient. Yvonne made what seems like a cumbersome process run smoothly and without any hitc...hes. My fiancee and I were much more comfortable during this process because we had Yvonne's assistance.

I first discovered him online last summer when I was living in Yokohama, Japan and contemplating the bewildering intricacies of the I-864 Affidavit of Support form, which I had to fill out in order to get my Japanese wife an immigrant visa to my native America. I had been struggling with the DS-260 O...nline Visa Application form for about two weeks at that time, and it was a royal pain, a constant, never-ending irritation, but at least it looked like it was possible; it looked like eventually I might be able to get through that thing if I just kept my head down and my attention focused on the task long enough. But the I-864 Affidavit of Support form? No, that was NOT possible. The more I looked through the pages of that form the more I realized that I was caught in a terrible bind. I had no idea how to proceed through the bureaucratic gobbledygook of that form, especially since I was unemployed at that time, and had no income to prove that I was able to support my wife in the States. They were going to stop me, I knew; they were going to keep me from bringing my wife back to America. And then one night I discovered Lawrence Holmes online. He said, in his web page, that if I was having visa problems he was my answer. Immediately I sent him an email, basically outlining my problem: I couldn’t understand the I-864 Affidavit of Support form, I told him; I just couldn’t follow it. The only thing that was clear to me was that according to that form I didn’t have enough money to support my wife in the States, and so the government was not going to let her in; it was not going to give her an immigrant visa. I had an answer from him the next morning. “Even though you’re unemployed,” he said, “according to what you said in your email to me you have enough money in the bank to prove you can support your wife.” I was very surprised. “I do?” I said in a return email to him. “How do you figure?” And he wrote back and said, “call me as soon as you get to the States and I’ll tell you how it works.” To make a long story short, Lawrence Holmes did the impossible: he got my wife a visa; he did it because he knew how the system works. He knew that if you have a certain amount of cash in the bank you don’t need an income. Nobody at the embassy in Tokyo told me that, and the I-864 form didn’t tell me that, at least not in any way that I was able to understand, but Lawrence Holmes knew that. “You’ve got no problem,” he assured me, “none at all.” He’s expensive; he cost me $2,000; but it was cheap at the price because he saved my life. As soon as I signed the dotted line on the form he sent me, and paid him with my credit card, he turned me over to one of paralegals in his office, a woman named Yvonne. She was the one who did all the work, but she did it under his guidance. She filled out all the forms for me, gave me telephone numbers, email and postal addresses and URLs so that I could get my hands on any info I needed in a flash, explained all the intricacies of all the government workings to me, and…in the end she set my wife up with an interview at the Tokyo embassy in record time. She always answered every question I had instantly, either by email or telephone, and led me calmly, cheerfully by the hand through every single step of the way. Without Yvonne and Lawrence Holmes I never would have gotten my wife a visa. NEVER! But with them it was easy; it was just as easy as it could be. What more can I say?

Yvonne was very helpful and prompt in returning any questions we had. She was always a step ahead and showed interest in our case personally by asking how everything was going and wishing us luck on our interview. We wish she was ours for the whole case! My husband got his permanent residency within ...2 weeks of our interview! We were well prepared and had all of our documents ready as per the direction and help from Yvonnne. The instructions given directly by the government lack the detail needed to feel confident and Yvonne ensured we were confident with our interview by providing extra direction.

My wife is from Germany and we knew nothing about the spousal visa process. We decided to retain the services of the office of Lawrence Richard Holmes. From the first phone call to the last email and everything in between, the office of Lawrence Holmes has been nothing but courteous and professional,... they truly are experts in the field of immigration law and procedures. For anyone thinking of going it alone, don't, there's so much that can go wrong if you don't know what you're doing. Trust the professionals at this office. Special thanks to Danielle who worked on our case and guided us through the process, my wife now has her visa and will be getting her green card in the coming months.

I interviewed several law firms, choosing Holmes because it was clear from the initial consultation they were thorough as well as reasonably priced. I am a professional (CPA, more... ) and although I am capable of following instructions and filling out forms I realized nuances and techniques exist... that can make or break an application. As we progressed through the process, there were several times I was glad about my decision to hire Holmes' firm. They demonstrated consummate professionalism, caring, and understanding of the latest issues and trends in the immigration process. The amount of service provided for the money is incredible. The attention to detail and responsiveness to queries are outstanding. I would definitely recommend without question and, although I hope the need never arises, if I did I would most certainly retain Holmes again.