Melissa Oklan

Melissa Oklan

5.0
Rating: 7.7

Licensed for 15 years

Immigration Lawyer at Sacramento, CA
Practice Areas: Immigration

8880 Cal Center Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 15 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2010

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Ranchod Law Group

8880 Cal Center Drive, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA, 95826

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Melissa Oklan's Reviews

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Posted by K. A. | September 26, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

J1 Exceptional Hardship Experience Review

I am extremely grateful for Mr. Kaushik Ranchod's office for their outstanding service in my J-1 waiver case. They helped me to obtain my J1 visa waiver under exceptional hardship. The team is reliable and knowledgeable, especially Mrs. Melissa Oklan. She has a great experience in J1 waiver which all...owed her to build a strong case. Further, she helped me through every step in this long process and made the whole process very simple for me. Mrs. Oklan was always attentive to details and responsive to my numerous emails and questions. Notably, she was always nice and very supportive in this hard long process that lasted over the two years. I cannot thank her enough for all her hard work. I strongly recommend Melissa Oklan and Ranchod’s office to anyone who needs help with J-1 waiver.

Posted by anonymous | May 26, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

exceptional service

I am really impressed with the service you provided in my J1 waiver application. Your knowledge of immigration law is impressive. You have helped me guide my decisions putting all the facts before me. You were able to identify the strengths in my case and present it in a very organized manner. Yo...u were very easy to communicate with and would reply to my queries in a timely manner. Your office did a great job with filing my case and I am happy with positive outcome of the case.

Posted by anonymous | July 09, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

J1 hardship waiver application (two-year home residency requirement), based on hardship to our US citizen son - July 2019

I would like to thank the Attorney Melissa Olklan and the Ranchod Law Group very much for the tremendous amount of work and very good care Melissa and her team have put into our J1 hardship waiver application (two-year home residency requirement), based on hardship to our US citizen son. Our case was... so complicated. We talked to 5 different immigration law firms, and None of them gave us a satisfactory explanation of the process. I searched and found the Ranchod Law Group online. We set up the phone conference with the attorneys Kaushik Ranchod and Melissa Olklan. After the conference, in the first email, Melissa outlined a very detailed plan and explained all the steps to be completed. She gave very professional advice and worked with us for several months on preparation of J1 hardship waiver application. She prepared our case very meticulously and comprehensively. She ensured that all the prerequisites were complete. She provided all the guidance and worked with us throughout the complete process. Ten months after filing, our cases were approved right away. In short, We feel very fortunate to have such a competent and diligent attorney on our side, and I would strongly recommend Melissa for all cases aiming to obtain waiver of J1 (two-year home residency requirement). Kind regards, David N.

Posted by Oleksiy | September 20, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Favorable DoS Recommendation - J1 Waiver/Hardship Basis

Melissa helped me obtain waiver of J1 (two-year home residency requirement) based on hardship to my US citizen spouse. Melissa closely guided my wife and I from the assembly of relevant documents, writing personal statements and the collection of additional data points to support the case. Melissa pr...ovides end-to-end coverage of all aspects of J1 waiver application. Melissa set clear expectations for likelihood of success and described the risks and weak aspects of the case. Melissa talked me through the response plan both in the outcome of favorable recommendation and denial.

Posted by anonymous | July 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

J-1 Exceptional Hardship Waiver

I'm thankful for Melissa Oklan and Kaushik for their outstanding service in my J-1 exceptional hardship waiver. Their professional approach is superb and they helped me through every step in this long process. They have built a strong case, filed it in a timely manner, and followed up with me regular...ly. Actually, Melissa Oklan went further step and had direct communications with my employer regarding my J-1 waiver, which was very helpful to keep my job. I strongly recommend Melissa Oklan and Kaushik Ranchod for J-1 waiver giving their extensive experience

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Melissa Oklan's Lawyer Endorsements

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Yesenia Calderon

Immigration lawyer | Dec 09

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse Melissa Oklan. She is a very knowledgeable, compassionate and experienced attorney."

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Leticia Dieppa

Immigration lawyer | Dec 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Melissa is a very knowledgeable and versed attorney in her practice. Melissa is an asset to the legal profession and I highly recommend her."

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Nora Rotella

Immigration lawyer | Dec 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Melissa is an amazing attorney. Extremely qualified and passionate about her work. I highly recommend her."

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Patricia Hernandez

Immigration lawyer | Nov 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. She is one of the best lawyers I know."

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Kaushik Ranchod

Immigration lawyer | Dec 26

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Melissa is able to find creative solutions to complex legal issues. She is passionate about immigration law and helping her clients find ethical legal solutions to live in the U.S."

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Yesenia Calderon

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Daniel Yibirin

Immigration lawyer

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Leticia Dieppa

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Nora Rotella

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Patricia Hernandez

Immigration lawyer

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Kaushik Ranchod

Immigration lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.7 (Very Good)

Education

2010

University of Miami School of Law

2007

Florida International University

MS - Master of Science

Languages

Spanish

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