Tifany Elizabeth Markee

Tiffany made obtaining my citizenship a stress free process, even with pandemic delays. She did an excellent job of explaining the process, filing the required documents and preparing me for the interview. Every step of the way I was confident in her work and the process. Even though she couldn't... be at my interview in person because of covid 19, she was there on the phone for the whole thing. I realize that there are some mistakes I may have made without her guidance, that could have slowed down the process.

Tifany was referred by us by another immigration attorney after USCIS pushed back on our application for adjustment of status with a *massive* RFE. She walked us through the process, we followed instructions, and my adopted daughter got her GreenCard last week, after a 6 year journey. The backgro...und: My wife is from Mexico, and grew up taking care of her two younger sisters after their father abandoned them and their mother died at a young age. Her youngest sister was 11 when we first met, and 13 when we got married. The middle sister was in her early 20's. When we got married, I insisted to my wife that we adopt the youngest sister - she is an amazing, smart young woman, spoke great English already, and I felt we could offer her a better life by having her here with us in the US vs. leaving her with the middle sister in Mexico. We found and hired our first attorney in 2014, and understood the process - we get guardianship, then adopt in California where we live, then we file for adjustment of status with USCIS. We got guardianship with no issue, and the adoption was pretty easy too. After the adoption, since Mexico is a Hague convention country, we needed to send a certified letter to the government asking them to certify some information, or let 120 days pass, after which we could file the adjustment of status. For reasons I won't get into, this ended up being extremely difficult, not least of which is that our 1st attorney disappeared entirely (we filed a complaint with the Bar). Our 2nd attorney, after we filed the paperwork and got the RFE, suggested we contact Tifany, given the issues this administration has with immigrants and the complexity of the case. We engaged her first in 2018, and right away had options for us. She explained what she was seeing and hearing from the legal community about USCIS and changes to legal immigration, and quickly discovered that the CA adoption judge, trying to be helpful and expedite the case, had signed the amended order with the Hague language one day too soon - 119 days from when the letter was received by the Mexican Government. Based on that, we elected to administratively close the case, re-file with the Mexican government, wait the full 120 days this time, get the adoption order amended, and re-file. We did this in late 2019. We had expected to have interviews, etc - some level of pushback - but in April we got a note that our daughter needed to update her medical exam (since it had been more than 2 years) and re-send. We did that, and in early July we got a notice of approval, and then the Green Card shortly thereafter. The 6 year process was complete, and I credit Tifany. She understood our stress as a family with a daughter we had adopted but was technically undocumented - couldn't work, scared to drive - and was with us the whole time. Our daughter just completed her 2nd year at a UC school in Aerospace Engineering, and she can finally live without fear. I can't recommend Tifany highly enough. She helped our family and she will do all she can to help yours.

I engaged Tifany Markee on the refiling of i-130 and i-485 for my adopted daughter who is not a US citizen. Our previous petition and application was denied after a long wait of more than two years because my attorney was not familiar with the requirement for our type of case. An i-130 petition for a...n adopted child from a Hague convention country is a very complicated matter and many immigration attorneys are simply not trained for it. I consulted with half a dozen attorneys and I was lucky that I found Tifany. I could tell from our first meeting she knew the subject matter. After that, she was clear about what she needed from me. She always responded quickly, and didn’t sugarcoat the seriousness of the situation. I went through several week’s intense document preparation. Finally, she told me she got everything she needed and sent me documents to sign (we live in different states) saying she could file within 24 hours if she received them back. She did and we met our target deadline. After the refiling, she also worked with my other attorney to amend the original adoption order issued in our state. She provided specific clauses to be included. I was ready to wait for another two long years. But three months later after refiling, we received a RFE notice. Tifany sent in the amended adoption order and a week later, we received the approval notice for i-130. It took me a few weeks to take my daughter to the medical exam required by CIS due to COVID-19. A week after we sent in the medical form i-693 and soon received the approval notice for i-485. The green card arrived several days later. A great attorney makes a difference. Tifany Markee has demonstrated expertise and professionalism. She is thorough in her preparation and fast in response to client’s needs. I highly recommend Tifany Markee.

Tifany was the greatest! I started on my own to apply for US citizenship for my adopted son. At some point I was sent a letter by USCIS for more information and papers. At that point I knew I couldn't do it myself. I consulted three lawyers, experts in US citizenship and two of them told me to contin...ue going in one direction. The third one told us, since it was an adoption. he wouldn't be able to help us and redirected us to Tifany. Once we consulted her, she helped us understand the whole process. If we had gone with any any of the other lawyers, we wouldn't have gotten very far, and if we did, it would have been more costly and time consuming. Tifany demonstrated her knowledge in adoption citizenship cases. Highly recommended.