Jagbir Singh Terkiana

Terkiana, PC Immigration Attorneys first came to my attention 8 years ago. I was an international student in college making my post grad plans. This firm had amazing reviews and highly competitive pricing. After meeting with Mr. Jay Terkiana (the owner) himself, I was impressed by his expertise in co...mplex immigration laws and his candidness. During my college years in 2016, Jay first explained that I have a great chance for the H1B to green card path because of my outstanding academic performance and the credibility of my university. I decided to stay on that path. In the following years, Jay’s firm helped with my OPT & H1B questions and applications with professionalism and efficiency. Terkiana, PC proved to me that they are trustworthy in every possible way. I knew as long as I stayed on the H1B path, I could eventually apply for my green card. However, I later suffered from traumatic religious persecution that caused a series of change to my life. I was on the verge of loosing my job due to mental health issues and treatment challenges. Just to make everything worse, Covid also struck the U.S. around the same time. I was at the rock bottom. After learning of what happened to me, Jay offered a new perspective. He believed that I had a strong case for religious asylum, which I knew little about. He then worked tirelessly with me to build this new case. His firm walked me through the whole nine yards. They guided me with everything from paperwork, documents, evidence, sworn statement and much more. It was one of the most difficult times in my life. Terkiana, PC stood by me. They gave me the confidence to reach the finish line. Today, I’m glad to say that my religious asylum hearing was successful. With the guidance of Terkiana, PC, the judge has granted me the chance to apply for green card. Looking back I realize that reaching out to Terkiana, PC for my immigration plans is one of the best decisions in my life. Once again, I give Terkiana, PC my highest recommendation. They would be a very strong and trusted ally to anyone seeking answers to their future.

Jay helped me to file status adjustment and charged a very reasonable fee. Everything was handled professionally and I really liked the idea of using Dropbox for document sharing with Jay and his team, which not only saved me multiple visits to drop documents, also helped in keeping the whole process... really organized and transparent. With a detailed list of documents and proper filing, my case had no delays and I received my green card in less than 10 months during covid pandemic times.

Shorter version - If you are reading this review, trust me when I say Jay is a really good lawyer and has the patience to actively listen - a quality that his profession demands yet not many have them. He lays the facts straight and is honest about the situation and how much he can achieve. He ...will never overpromise but will make sure to deliver 100% on what he has promised. So trust this review and all the good words others have put in for him and reach out to him if you are in need of immigration consultation. He is especially great with complex issues! Longer version - I had a particularly difficult case with visa extension withdrawn by my employer and i94 being expired long time ago. I had to deal with the probability of facing a 3-year ban and travel out of the country with my new born baby. I was in an urgent need of immigration consultation and looked up for lawyers on Avvo. That's where I came across Jay's firm. I did my thorough research about his work and went through every online review written about him before reaching out. I think that has been one of the best decisions I have ever taken. Jay understood the gravity of my situation and immediately gave me the time the same day. It is fairly easy to reach him and my experience has been the same until the very end. He took the time to listen to all the facts, and explained my options to me in an easy to understand, simply laid out format. This was important to me because I must have spoken to a dozen of lawyers at the time, wasting thousands of dollars, as most of them weren't professional enough and multitasking on the call. Whereas, Jay patiently answered all my questions and run different scenarios by me that I hadn't even thought of. His counseling is straightforward and involves honesty that I really appreciated. This helped me build my confidence in his abilities and intentions of working in the best interests of his clients. I convinced my new employer to bypass their lawyer and let Jay work on my tricky case as he knew all the facts. Jay even spoke with my employer and stated everything as-is that helped them have confidence in my case. I must commend how seamless the process was and the speed at which everything was accomplished as time was of utmost importance then. We filed my petition with a solid argument and waited with fingers crossed. Cutting to the chase, my H1B transfer was approved in the end. But we had to deal with 4 RFEs to get there! I have never heard anyone being issued more than 2 RFEs, let alone 4. It was a testing time. But throughout all of this nightmare, Jay and his team demonstrated humanity above everything. He prioritized my case and promptly yet diligently crafted replies to all of the RFEs, building stronger argument everytime. He did not charge an extra penny even when he knew he wasn't going to make anything from my case. But that's what he had promised and he insisted on keeping his word. Jay and his team was always available to address my questions, often times asked in panic, with patience and facts. He did not give up and worked doubly hard for every RFE to present a tough fight. Eventually, all the hardowrk paid off and my petition was approved!

Jay是印度裔的律师，但已经口音很小了。可以流畅的沟通。我们是在Jay的帮助下申请H1B 没中，后来o1后申请的eb1. 很顺利的加急批准了。 在中国淘宝购物习惯了。还是这样看评分比较靠谱。每个律师都把自己吹的信心满满。但他们不会告诉你他们有多少case没做好。 幸亏有这个网站，可以让大家看到律师的大众评价。解决我们跟律师之间信息不对称的问题。 为什么我会选择Jay： 第一点， 之前我们无意间知道这个网站。我把很多律师的评分都仔细看了。然后看到Jay的评分很不错。而且仔细辨认是不同人真实的评价。 第二点，我觉得一个印度裔的，能在美国律师界立足，肯定是付出很多艰辛的。这一点我们作...为中国来读书找工作的移民，是可以感同身受的。 第三点，有些你刚一接触就要咨询费。我很难接受这样的律师。JAY最初接洽的时候并没有收费。最起码你得先跟我沟通一下，看看这个case你能不能做。得有个沟通的余地吧。上来什么都没说就要钱的律师，反正我很反感，而且不会选择这种律师。 第四点，我跟Jay沟通后，Jay回复的非常及时。不管是电话，短信还是邮件。这一点是非常重要的。在我付费后，依然如此。试问有多少律师钱到手了，就不积极了。。当然你赶上Jay忙的时候，还是要等一下的，比如3月下旬，他正忙所有的h1b的case了，你非要跟他沟通，那肯定回复的慢。人之常情吧。经常晚上12点他还能回复消息，这点挺感动的。对于我们而言，只是一次申请。对于他而言，如果每天都这样工作，还是挺辛苦的。 第五点，有的case会比较难，比如我们的eb1，律师做的是背人过河，不是打包票，但他能让我感觉到，能做的他都做了，已经没什么再能做的了。 说这么多，是因为我遇到过不良律师，被坑过。这次遇到很不错的律师，重点表扬一下，也算是他对我的帮助。我感受到了他的全力以赴的做事了。

Wanted to share my experience of working with Attorney Jagbir Terkina to get my H1B approved :- I am an MBA, working at an Data Center Solutions Company. I got to know about Attorney Jagbir Terkiana through a seminar on Immigration, in San Francisco, in which he was one of the lead speakers. Hi...s knowledge about the domain/subject and his responses to the queries, resonated well with Audience, including me. While I had many other options but I decided to hire him for filing my H1B visa. I have met many professionals in my life but, I have seldom seen professionals, who have the same amount of energy, passion and attention to details, whether its the start of the project or the end of the project. Jagbir was one of those exceptions . He guided me well, and spent good amount of time addressing my each and every query, worry and misconception about the H1B process Though H1B filing process was tough for my other classmates, but I was better off because I had clarity on my case from day 1. Even after receiving a strong RFE (Request for evidence) from USCIS, Jagbir went above and beyond to ensure that a highly detailed response is delivered back to the USCIS. And honestly, I didnt have to worry for a single minute. The response expemlified a very competent approach to addressing the RFE with highest Legal Standards. Finally, My H1-B was approved but Jagbir didnt stop there. He guided me till the last stage, of getting my H1B Visa Stamped on the Passport. He advised me to carry some important documents like LCA , My Pay stubs, and the entire H1B file along with RFE response during my stamping interview. And when I was asked to show some documents by the interviewer , I WAS PREPARED !!! And my H1B got easily stamped. And all his services were astonishingly well within my budget!! In my humble and honest opinion, Jagbir Terkiana adheres to the highest standards of professionalism and I would recommend anyone reading this to atleast consult with him once and believe me, it will be your best decision on your matter .. Seeing my successful H1B filing, my company has hired him to deal with all their immigration related matters Thanks a lot , Jaivijay B.tech. , MBA San jose, California