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

About Mercy

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Practice Area

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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Licenses

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 anonymous | March 04, 2012 | Immigration

Good immigration attorney

Mercy is a very professional immigration attorney who has all the required knowledge of the latest rules and regulations of the USCIS. I hired her for preparing my GC application under the NIW category and she clearly explained to me the steps in the process, the paperwork involved (letters of recomm...endation, etc.) and charged a reasonable fee for the service. At each step of the process she was easily accessible and gave valuable advice. Mercy is very prompt in responding to the client's queries. I would definitely recommend her to individuals who have immigration needs.

Posted by Balasubramaniam | February 28, 2012 | Immigration

Very professional, Experienced and knowledgeable Lawyer

I've known Mercy for 6 years. She helped me on my H1B (New and Renewals), My family H4 and Green Card Processes. Very professional and responsive. With her Excellent knowledge and experience she makes the process simple and easy. On the first visit she explained clearly about the whole process, answe...red all the questions I have. Even During holidays i was able to communicate with her regarding my questions on GC prepration (Birth Certificates, Affidavits and translation, etc..). She provides prompt update on the case status on each stage as soon as she receives from INS. Mercy provided me valuable tips and advice for my H1B Visa stamping interviews, which helped me to go for stamping at Chennai consulate without any tension. And her fees are very reasonable, I am really impressed. She is the Best and I would truely recomend Mercy Sequeira to anyone.

Posted by anonymous | February 27, 2012 | Immigration

Immigration Law Expert

Mercy is highly professional, efficient and extremely knowledgeable in the area of immigration law. People in my network have talked about the revisits you may need to immigration attorney office to accomplish your tasks, but Mercy makes the process look so easy. With her knowledge and tremendous... expertise she asks for all what she needs upfront saving a lot of time to go back and forth for completing documentation and sets right expectations for outcomes. She is a highly recommended immigration attorney.

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.

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Steven Hoffman

Immigration lawyer | Nov 06

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"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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"I endorse this lawyer."

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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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