Andrei Romanenko

Andrei Romanenko

4.9
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 14 years

Immigration Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Asylum

500 Sutter Street, Suite 823, San Francisco, CA

About Andrei

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Asylum 50%

Representing applicants for asylum before USCIS and Immigration Courts in the United States, litigating appeals before USCIS, Board of Immigration Appeals, Circuit Courts.

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Immigration 50%

Family immigration: immigrant visa petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing, employment authorizations, change of nonimmigrant status. Business immigration: L-1 visas, E-2 visas, H-1B, O-1 extraordinary ability. Removal defense: cancellation of removal, withholding of removal, asylum in immigration court.

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Retainer

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 14 years

State: California

Acquired: 2011

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Law Office of Andrei Romanenko PC

500 Sutter Street, Suite 823, San Francisco, CA, 94102

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Andrei Romanenko's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

56 Client Reviews

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Showing 16 - 20 of 33 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by Sergey | July 07, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

EB-1 petition approved

This is not the first time we have contacted Andrei. Several years ago, our daughter received a Green Card thanks to the highly qualified assistance of AndreI and his team. Last year, we turned to AndreI with a request to represent our interests at USCIS to obtain my wife's Green Card on an EB-1 visa.... And this week we received notification that our Green Card petition was approved. We are very grateful to Andrei and his team and recommend using his services as an immigration attorney.

Posted by Ekaterina B. | November 20, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

A lawyer who was and is there for me when nobody else was

Andrei Romanenko has a sharp legal mind and gives straight to the point, no BS advice. Mr. Romanenko is a certified specialist in immigration law, but, apart from immigration, he has unmatched experience in other areas of the law. Mr. Romanenko represented me in a civil case and won! I, and 3 other p...eople, were sued by a vindictive person for what we said in court. Needless to say, being sued was horrible. I knew I needed a lawyer, and one I can trust to solve my problem and not rip me off. When I consulted Mr. Romanenko, he told me right on the spot what motion I needed to file to get the case against me thrown out. Mr. Romanenko filed the right motion from the start and the judge dismissed the lawsuit. This case ended in just 3 months. Not only Mr. Romanenko won my case, we are now going after the plaintiff for attorney fees. The judge already ordered the plaintiff to pay my legal fees. We still have a long way to go in getting the plaintiff to actually pay, but, my point is that Mr. Romanenko fought for me and won. Mr. Romanenko treated me with respect and integrity. Mr. Romanenko is not afraid to tackle anything. If you want a lawyer who knows his stuff, then hire Mr. Romanenko. He is sharp, knowledgeable, straight to the point, and he fights for what's right. He cares about his clients and does not treat them as just a paycheck. Mr. Romanenko took my calls and answered my emails after business hours and on weekends, and, didn't charge me a dime for talking to him. Mr. Romanenko cared about my cause and about restoring justice. I am a lawyer who practices family law and I know this business. There are real lawyers and there are "lawyers." I have yet to see a lawyer who is available to clients after 5 pm and on weekends. With lawyers, you get what you pay for, but, oftentimes, you don't. Hire a sole practitioner, like Mr. Romanenko, who has a wealth of experience and who doesn't nickel and dime his clients. When it comes to matters that can affect your life, go with the right professional. Go with Andrei Romanenko!

Posted by Tim Freeman | June 13, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Tim Freeman

Выбирал иммиграционного адвоката по 7 основным критериям: 1. Практика-иммиграция (политубежище); 2. Наличие лицензии и сертификатов; 3. Опыт работы - от 10 лет; 4.Положительные отзывы(отсутствие отрицательных отзывов и взысканий); 5. Хорошее образование; 6.Рускоговорящий; 7. Стоимость услуг до 10К $.... Заказал консультацию у трех адвокатов и принял решение, что Андрей Романенко золотая середина между вышеуказанными параметрами. Работают достаточно профессионально, все документы заполняют грамотно, результат-выиграли дело с первого раза. От себя хочу поблагодарить Андрея за профессионализм и участие в моем деле.

Posted by Irina | November 05, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Воссоединение семьи

Андрей представлял меня в деле получения Грин карты по воссоединению с дочерью. Процесс был очень долгим, мое интервью переносили несколько раз. В то время как раз начался ковид. Я очень благодарна Андрею за его терпение, и внимательность. С самого начала заполнения форм до получения Грин карты на ру...ки, Андрей отвечал на мои вопросы, поддерживал. Он все делает согласно закону. Даже офицер на интервью заметил, как хорошо были организованы мои документы. Я обязательно обращусь к Андрею, когда придет время подавать на гражданство и буду советовать его моим знакомым.

Posted by Natalia M | November 03, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

From F-1 to citizenship

Where do I start... Andrei was representing me and my family in the immigration proceedings for years. First, I hired him many years ago to represent me in my change of status from J-1 to F-1 (feels like eternity ago). In a few years I got married to a US citizen and Andrei represented me in my adjus...tment of status process (was flawless). Then I filed for I-751, to remove the condition on my green card and while I was in that lengthy process, Andrei advised me to file for naturalization (Yay!). It was very clever advice on his part. Removal of condition took forever and when the time came I basically had two interviews in one (I-751 AND N-400). Interview went well, but then my naturalization ceremony was not scheduled for about 3 months...and I desperately wanted to file a petition for my parents who were already in the US. Andrei contacted USCIS several times, spoke with the supervisor and was able to get me the ceremony date. Theeeen, I filed for my parents' adjustments and COVID happened. Their interviews were rescheduled multiple times and it took almost 3 years to finally get their green cards. I am also very grateful for an amazing translator from Andrei's office, during my parents' interviews. She was extremely nice and gave my parents confidence they needed. A few things worth mentioning: he does ask for 2 business days to reply to emails, but I totally relate to that considering his busy practice. Another thing is that Mr. Romanenko is fluent in both Spanish and Russian and was able to communicate with my husband and parents. Of course you can file immigration applications yourself, but you never know what can happen down the road. Andrei helped me even with little things like translations of the documents, notarizations, forwarded me to the good doctor for the medical evaluation etc. I am very grateful for Andrei and his staff for their support.

Andrei Romanenko

Replied last November 24, 2022

Thank you, Natalia, it was pleasure working with you.

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Andrei Romanenko's Lawyer Endorsements

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Diana Romanov

Immigration lawyer | Apr 07

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. I have consulted Andrei on many immigration law matters. I feel always confident sending my family law clients to Andrei if they need immigration law consultation or representation. He is very knowledgeable, responsive and professional."

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Shuting Chen

Immigration lawyer | Jul 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Andrei is very knowledgeable and smart. He is experienced in immigration law and savvy in working with immigration agencies/courts. He works hard for his clients, and is passionate about the protecting the rights of immigrants. He's a great advocate and representative!"

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Ekaterina Powell

Unknown lawyer | Jun 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Very knowledgeable attorney."

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Matthew Morley

Immigration lawyer | Feb 27

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Yauheni Halavanau

Immigration lawyer | Jan 27

Relationship: Friend

"Andrei is an extremely knowledgeable attorney in the immigration law area. I have referred clients to him and received an excellent feedback about Andrei's professional work. I personally sought advice from him on numerous occasions and received top notch legal advice that was practical and straight to the point despite high complexity of the issues. I feel privileged to recommend Mr. Romanenko as an outstanding attorney always looking out for the best interests of his clients."

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Svetlana Shirinova

Immigration lawyer | Oct 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Gunda Brost

Immigration lawyer | Feb 08

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Romanenko gives accurate legal advice on the avvo website. His guidance is thoughtful and practical. I recommend him with pleasure."

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Giacomo Behar

Immigration lawyer | Feb 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Welcome on board, young tovaritch! Your superb answers and creative solutions to even most complex immigration law scenarios show a solid understanding of how immigration law truly works! Hope to read more and more of you."

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Alexander Segal

Immigration lawyer | Feb 01

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"It is always my pleasure to welcome young attorneys into the community of lawyers who practice as complicated yet interesting area of law as U.S. Immigration Law. Andrei is knowledgeable in immigration law, well-informed and has already managed to deserve respect of his peers. I endorse him with pleasure."

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Robert Baker

Immigration lawyer | Dec 11

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"Andrei worked as an associate attorney in my office for one year, 2012-2013. I highly endorse the knowledge and expertise that Andrei has in immigration law."

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Alexei Kuchinsky

Immigration lawyer | Jul 13

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Andrei is very knowledgeable about immigration law. If I have any questions regarding immigration issues, I consult him with confidence. I endorse him as a zealous and hard working attorney ."

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Diana Romanov

Family lawyer

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Shuting Chen

Immigration lawyer

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Samuel Polozola

Immigration lawyer

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Ekaterina Berman

Unknown lawyer

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Ekaterina Powell

Immigration lawyer

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Matthew Morley

Immigration lawyer

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Yauheni Halavanau

Litigation lawyer

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Giacomo Behar

Immigration lawyer

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Alexei Kuchinsky

Employment and labor lawyer

Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2017

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2017

Legal Specialist in Immigration & Nationality Law, California Board of Legal Specialization

2016

San Francisco Best Businesses Award in the Immigration Law, San Francisco Best Businesses selection group

2015

Rated Attorney, Lead Counsel

2014

2014 top contributor award, Avvo

2014

Rated Attorney, Lead Counsel

2013

Rated Attorney, Lead Counsel

2011

J.D. Business Law Certificate, Berkeley Law

2005

Dean's List, SFSU

2001

Level 3 Japanese proficiency certificate, JLPT

2000

Dean's List, Minsk State Linguistic University

1999

Polish Language Certificate, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University

1999

Dean's List, Minsk State Linguistic University

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Immigration Lawyer, Law Office of Andrei Romanenko

2013 - 2014

Immigration Attorney, Kerosky Purves & Bogue

2012 - 2013

Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Robert David Baker

2012 - 2012

Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Dominic Capeci

Associations

2015 - Present

San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission

Commissioner

2014 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association

Member

2014 - Present

American Immigration Lawyers Association (Northern California chapter)

Member

2013 - Present

United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit

Attorney

2011 - Present

State Bar of California

Attorney

2014 - 2016

La Raza Centro Legal

Volunteer Attorney

2008 - 2012

Asian Law Caucus

Volunteer Attorney

Sample of Legal Cases

Matter of S-V-

reopened, adjustment of status granted

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Education

2011

UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall

JD - Juris Doctor

2005

San Francisco State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

2001

Minsk State Linguistic University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

1999

Maria Curie-Sklodowska University

Certificate

Speaking Engagements

2015

Attorney of the day, San Francisco Immigration Court

Removal Defense

2014

Community Law Program

Immigration consequences of crimes

Publications

Languages

Spanish

Russian

Belarusian

Polish

Japanese

English

Activity

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