Michael Hugh Carlin

Michael Carlin helped my husband and I file a provisional waiver of inadmissibility, because my husband was in the US undocumented and was facing a 10 year bar. Our waiver was approved and my husband went for his visa interview prepared, received his visa, and reentered the country legally 2 weeks la...ter. Michael Carlin was approachable, completely informed and knowledgeable, always happy to spend time with us answering our questions, going over things twice or three times as needed, and was patient and kind with our kids too! He was very honest and upfront about our chances of success or failure. He always got back to our emails or calls immediately. We had a really great experience with him and his staff and will recommend him to our family or friends in need of immigration help!

I would rate Attorney Michael Carlin a 5 star because he was the reason that the USCIS granted permission for our family to stay together in the U.S. when my husband was on the verge of deportation. Prior to Attorney Michael Carlin taking up our case we had lost all hopes with other lawyers. From t...he time we have been with Michal Carlin he has reassured us that this case could be won and we started slowly gaining faith as he pursued with such care and dedication of the handling of our very sensitive case. Both him and his staff are very friendly, patient and caring; they all are so willing to help make the process a little less stressful. I would highly recommend him to any of my friends and associates. Our family is forever grateful to Attorney Carlin for all that he has done for keeping us together for without him our family would have been broken up by now. Thank you once again Attorney Carlin with all our hearts for all that you did for us and we wish you the very best in all that you do. Sincerely, Ruban family.

I would highly recommend Michael Carlin for all your immigration needs. As anyone who has dealt with the immigration department knows, the laws are very confusing and complex, and require nothing short of an expert to break the code. Michael is extremely knowledgeable about immigration issues. He is... straightforward, respectful, empathetic, and accessible. In my sister’s case, her green card had been taken away due to an overstay in Brazil. She’s been married to an American for 16 years. Michael handled the whole case and played out every possible scenario with the utmost professionalism. His diligence resulted in a successful outcome for my sister and her husband. Since that first meeting, in which our one hour scheduled visit stretched into an almost three hour one with no signs from Michael that our time was up, or that we were infringing on his other matters, to the last sign of his honesty and professionalism, when he returned over $100 dollars to my sister, (as he figured an overpayment had been made) Michael Carlin was always polite, attentive to what we had to say, meticulous in his filling out of forms, detailed about all that took place so as to fully familiarize himself with the case, and an expert on immigration matters and which course to take under the given circumstances. Throughout the whole process, which took approximately 14 months, he always kept us posted as to what our next step would be and our possible options. I couldn’t have found a better attorney to handle my sister’s case.

Me and my wife were married abroad and she is not a U.S. citizen. We wanted to return to the United States to start our life together. Unfortunately, things aren't that easy. Me and my wife were heartbroken when we found out that we could not be together until obtaining the proper visas. This was ver...y frustrating as a young couple who were eager to start our lives together. We began immediately searching for an immigration attorney to consult about our situation. Luckily for us, we found Mr. Carlin. Mr. Carlin was courteous, efficient, and professional from the first conversation over the phone. The way he handles the financials is very straightforward and commendable. Nothing was ever confusing or in question when dealing with Mr. Carlin. After he took on our case he worked quickly, updating us all the while, on every aspect of the process of obtaining a spousal visa. We applied during one of the biggest slow downs in visa processing history, and Mr. Carlin guided us through what could have ultimately been an even more frustrating and dire situation. We obtained our visa and are now living together happily in the United States. From start to finish Mr. Carlin was straight-up and proficient in his work. Without hesitation, I can say that my wife and I think Mr. Carlin was one of the most professional and efficient people that either of have worked with in any capacity, including our own professional and personal lives.