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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Fees and Rates

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Retainer

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  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 14 years

State: California

Acquired: 2011

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Location

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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Posted by Denys P. | September 18, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

The green card cases were successfully approved. Thank you so much to Andrei Romanenko and his team.

The green card cases have been successfully approved. The whole process, preparation for the interview, everything went very well and professionally. I can safely recommend Andrei Romanenko as a very decent specialist in migration law. Even from the first consultation I realized that I was in good ha...nds. Andrei is not wordy, gives clear and precise answers to all questions, gives specific recommendations. One can feel his great experience in migration matters. Andrei Romanenko is a licensed Attorney, always check for a license on special websites. Special thanks to Andrei's team, they made me all the necessary translations of documents. They do not seek to take out more money from you and do unnecessary actions to increase the check. They are very decent people, thank you so much for your help.

Posted by Maria M | September 09, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Asylum

You definitely can trust professionalism of Romanenko Law Office

Andrei Romamnenko Law Office heleped me with 2 cases. Political Asalym & Marriage. It wasn't an easy situation, but they handled it pretty well. After 5 years of waiting, I finally was able to get a master hearing and court dates. Andrei went with me to both meetings. His team supported me via p...hone through the process of applications & preparations. They are very organized and professional. I'm very happy with the outcome. ✅✅✅ Thank you very much! Highly recommend

Posted by Andrew | July 29, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

IR1 visa incredible service!

Me (US) and my wife (Russia) decided to live in the US when the Ukraine Russia conflict broke out. This was a very stressful time trying to figure out how to go about the immigration process of a russian citizen to the US during these times. After much research into the subject and becoming overwhelm...ed by the amount of difficulty every russian has gone through with immigrating, and border closures to russians, we decided to look for a professional to help us. Andrei and his team not only made the immigration process incredibly easy for us and a seamless process, not once did he instill any doubt in us when presented with our worries about the many issues we will face (ie no open us consulate in russia, interview force scheduled by nvc to a country that is openly against allowing russians across the border). This team is professional, organized and subject matter experts in thier fields. When presented with an immigration case that I would argue is extremely difficult given the circumstances, they knocked it out of the park without batting an eyelash. This process took around 1.5 years from start to finish, majority of this time was due to IR1 visa wait times and the fact that my wife could not easily access needed resources such as US consulates within her home country. I want to add that my wife was so impressed with how organized and professionally detailed Andrei was when it came to preparing for her interview. She was confident throughout the interview in probably the most stressful point in the entire process. If you are looking for a legal team to assist you in immigrating to the united states, contact Andrei. I can happily say that my wife is legally sitting here in our home with me thanks to these men and women and I honestly feel like the price I paid for this service from beginning to end was extremely cheap for what we gained. I cannot be more grateful for what they have given me. (I will post to review to all that I can so people in need can find real professional help)

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 Evgenii | April 30, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Asylum

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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

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