Mercy Josepha Sequeira

Mercy Josepha Sequeira

4.8
Rating: 8.2

Licensed for 30 years

Immigration Lawyer at Sunnyvale, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

830 Stewart Drive, Ste 279, Sunnyvale, CA

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Immigration 100%

Green cards for family members, DACA, U Visas, VAWA cases, 601 Waivers, Green cards through employment, PERM, EB1 cases, green cards for aliens of extraordinary ability, I-751 Removal of conditions on Residency, Citizenship

31 years | 1,038 cases

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Licensed in California for 30 years

State: California

Acquired: 1995

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Law Offices of Mercy Josepha Sequeira

830 Stewart Drive, Ste 279, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085

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Mercy Josepha Sequeira's Reviews

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4.8 /5.0

79 Client Reviews

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Posted by Maria | June 13, 2012 | Immigration

Green Card for the Extraordinary Athlete

Mercy was the second lawyer I hired and needles to say my first experience with another immigration attorney was not so good. I think I had one of the toughest cases to pursue: EB1 category: extraordinary athlete (self petition). I had good qualifications and knew I could get my petition approved - I... just needed someone VERY professional and knowledgeable to help me build my case strong. Mercy was thorough in explaining my case in the greatest detail. I also appreciated that she worked on my case herself, it does make a big difference at the end. My first attorney helped me get only the Denial of my petition which was very heartbreaking. His work was very confusing and sloppy. Then Mercy came along. She was not afraid of the Denial of my petition that I got on the first try and assured me that we can make it work. A lot of immigration attorneys I consulted before Mercy, were not very positive about my case and told me to give up or try something different. Mercy gave me the hope and Im so happy I gave it a second try with her. My petition was approved and I got my green card a little later! I still cannot believe it actually all worked out after so many people told me to give up and that my case was not strong enough. If you believe in something very much, you will always get what you want. Many many thanks to Mercy. I will always be grateful for the chance I was given!

Posted by Hovhannes | April 23, 2012 | Immigration

Thank you Mercy!

I have known Mercy Sequeira for 7 years. She helped me and my family on H1B1 and H4 visas renewals and extensions. Mercy started and successfully completed our GC Processing. Any problems that happened during that time were extremely fast handled by Mercy. Even during her vacations she was checking t...he status of our case when it was critical to act promptly and took any actions that were needed. She was always available and ready to answer any questions that we had regarding our case and gave valuable advises and helpful tips. And on personal note, I would like to mention that Mercy went above and beyond the call of duty in my case. I would definitely recommend Mercy Sequeira to anyone.

Posted by anonymous | February 26, 2012 | Immigration

H1-B to U.S. Citizen

Mercy came highly recommended to me by a family friend who had also used her services. At the time I contacted Mercy, I had obtained an H1-B after much wrangling and work on my part because the lawyer who had been hired to work on my H1-B was incompetent. Mercy was like a breath of fresh air becau...se from the time I contacted her, she let me know precisely what I needed to do in order to gain U.S. citizenship. As anyone who has gone through the Naturalization proecss knows, this is a lengthy, time consuming and form filled process. Mercy made this process easy. All I had to do was fill out some forms and send the information back and Mercy took care of the rest. Mercy's fees are quite reasonable and whenever I hear from someone about how 'expensive' the naturalization or any other immigration process is, I don't know what they are talking about because I feel I got quite a good deal- Mercy did all the work and I just gave her some money to take care of the headache for me! Overall, Mercy has a straightforward, no nonsense style and if you don't want someone who beats around the bush or speaks in legalese, hire Mercy to take care of your immigration process for you.

Posted by anonymous | February 24, 2012 | Immigration

Mercy has been EXCELLENT

I have known Mercy as of November 2011 when I looked her up on the Internet. My husband and I had our phone consultation over the phone where we discussed our case and she had answers to all our questions. She was very professional and knowledgeable at the same time. During the time of filing, my ...husband and I were in different states, we thought that the process was very simple, and my husband decided to fly from new York to California for 3 days and complete all the necessary paperwork in that time. When I notified Mercy, she let me know that the process is not as simple as we think. Then she invited me to come to her office and explained me everything in detail, gave me the list of documents and requirements that needed to be completed. We had a deadline set to complete the paperwork because my husband had already booked his flight. Within one week, Mercy completed all the necessary documents and all our communication was done via email making it very connvenient. On the day my husband landed, we went straight to her office and signed all the paperwork and she sent out our document on the day we had scheduled. She was very quick to respond to her emails as well as phone calls. She makes the process very simple and easy.. And her fees are very reasonable compared to other attorneys. I myself spent a lot of money on consultations with other lawyers and Mercy's prices were best out of all. We had no knowledge whatsoever on filing a petition on marital basis, Mercy has been great with her communication, she notifies us of every communication or letter she receives from the INS. I'm very happy and satisfied of having her by my side during this process.

Posted by Aziz Sharief | February 24, 2012 | Immigration

Provided top quality, clear, precise and prompt service for my H1B petition

I am very thankful to Mercy for handling all the formalities involved in filing my petition for H1B visa processing. She got started on the petition procedure almost immediately after collecting all the essential information from me in no more than a couple of email exchanges. I had absolutely no id...ea as to what documents to fill up or how to move them around several offices. Mercy helped me with I-129, ETA 9035, support letter, notice of entry.. and a bunch of other documents. In just a few days I had the complete set of processed documents, that are required for the Visa, delivered to me. She also gave clear instructions on email and telephone as to how to apply for the Visa interview as well as clarified many questions that kept popping every now and then. She is very professional , yet warm and friendly. She makes sure you understood all the instructions. She responds promptly and is very committed to the task at hand. I strongly recommend Mercy for helping out with any Visa petition formalities.

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Steven Hoffman

Immigration lawyer | Nov 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Mercy for years in a professional capacity and have referred many immigration matters to her. She is knowledgeable and thorough and also an excellent business woman. I strongly recommend her for such matters."

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Paul Vanderwalde

Immigration lawyer | Oct 04

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I have known Ms. Sequeira for 20 years and have referred immigration cases to over this time. I endorse this lawyer without reservation."

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Rebecca Weisman

Immigration lawyer | Sep 29

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Elliot Yi

Unknown lawyer | Sep 26

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Christina Angell-Atchison

Immigration lawyer | Jul 27

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"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Sequeira is a dedicated professional. She is intelligent, diligent, trustworthy and offers very reasonable rates. I refer all of my immigration matters to her, especially those involving business and work related visas."

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Experience

Rating:  8.2 (Excellent)

Work Experience

1996 - Present

Attorney, Law offices of Mercy Sequeira

Associations

State Bar of California

Member

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

Sunnyvale Bar Association

Member

Education

1990

University of Texas School of Law

MCJ

Languages

Hindi

English

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