Olia Mikhaila Catala

My husband and I first connected with Olia in late September of last year. Even though I sit on the employer side of immigration and (foolishly, lol) think I’m pretty savvy, I was scared and nervous about this side of immigration. I mean, we were literally fighting for our marriage. Once Olia sent... us the list of documentation required, I was also overwhelmed. By end-of-January, with her support, we got it together and were able to provide everything she requested. Then we were off to the races. The process moved QUICK. We got my husband’s work permit/EAD in about 6 weeks!!! We got our green card about 5 weeks later!!! From filing to green card, we’re talking talking about 10-11 weeks. 10. To. 11. Weeks. While I was initially overwhelmed, as mentioned, I now understand that it’s Olia’s thoroughness that facilitated such quick processing. Of course every situation is different but I’m awed. Here’s my advice if you want to petition for a marriage green card. First. Choose Olia. Really, that’s the main thing. But here are some other tips. Don’t be us. Push past the fear, nervousness and overwhelm and go ALL-IN. Take time off work to get your documentation together. Get a translator or leverage friends who speak your spouse’s native language. In my case, my husband is Japanese and there are some intrinsic cultural nuances that can be challenging. Use your resources. That’s about it. The only other thing I want to add is Olia’s maybe one of the nicest, most approachable people you will ever meet. She may be an attorney but she isn’t scary. She’s straight but honest. She’s calm, reassuring, engaging and just a really good person. You can rely on Olia to get you across the finish line.

Olia helped prepare my naturalization. There was one thing in my case that I was nervous about, and she explained all possibilities and solutions with profound knowledge. She was also on the phone with me during my interview to support. Eventually things went very well, just as she expected. I highly... recommend her service.

Olia catala is the best lawyer I’ve worked with. From our first meeting she welcomed me & my husband and and explained everything to us in terms we easily understood all they steps we needed take for my husbands adjustment status. Something I really like about olia is whenever we had questions about ...anything she always got back to us quickly with the answers for our questions. Olia sent all the papers and documents needed for my husbands adjustment status for the green card in February 2023 and in April 2023 my husband received his green card we were amazed of how fast the process went I’m sure without Olia’s help it wouldn’t be this easy. She made sure we submitted all the right documents needed she always reviewed everything with us. I highly recommend her and definitely would work with her again in future. I wish I could give her more than 5 stars she deserves 100 stars for sure! Thanks olia for your hard work we really appreciate it. :)

I needed a lawyer to handle an immigration case for a family member. The case required submitting multiple USCIS, gathering supporting materials, medical examination, and so on. It might be a bit overwhelming for someone who has never done it, especially if one considers potential delays caused by si...mple typos or even mismatched info. I hired Olia Catala wih Catala Immigration, PLLC for helping with the case. From a start, Olia provided very clear and concise high level view of the process, overall timeline and roadmap. Instead of brute force help with filling in a dozen of USCIS forms that confusingly ask for the same info over and over, Olia compiled a questionnaire compiling all forms and eliminating duplicated entries. Guidance was provided for tricky things like identification and translation of (outside of US) place of grandparent birth, names, etc. This saved lots of time, effort, and mistake on my side if I decided to on my own. Then Olia prepared a package with all forms filled in from the questionnaire and we did a lengthy review to make sure everything was correct. Olia was very patient and answered all my and my family member questions. Such an approach did make us feel confident and in “good hands”. Further, Olia helped with all other required stuff that is outside of her lawyer expertise by providing references to other providers (e.g. medical examination, vaccination, etc.). Personally, I felt that we were a long pole because Olia was instantly replying to our emails and calls regardless if it happened outside of normal work hours or over weekend. I have to especially underscore how Olia was patient and respectful of my older family member who was obviously uneasy about the whole thing though Olia always would calm us down and give this warm and cozy feeling. Effectively, we had a ready to submit package under 3 weeks. Olia handled the package delivery to USCIS as well including making all necessary copying, documenting, and tracing. Olia explained what was supposed happened, in what order, and tentative timeline (at best her knowledge of course). Olia was tracking our case and routinely notifying us about the progress. We did not receive any request for clarification or questions on the package we submitted. Everything went smoothly and in surprisingly short time. Overall, we are satisfied and happy customers. I will not hesitate to greatly recommend Olia to a close friend or family.