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  • "Thank you so much for all of your hard work on our case. The entire process could not have gone smoother..." (Read more)
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    Fiance from Dominican Republic
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    Maria from Mexico
    Adjustment of Status (Green Card)
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    Gary E. from Illinois
    Mamar from Addis Ababa Ethiopia
  • "I am in the military, and called Lawrence R. Holmes for help on getting my fiancée a visa..." (Read more)
    Chad D. from Colorado
    Fiancée from Philippines
  • "...I am extremely grateful for their help and would definitely recommend this lawyer!" (Read more)
    James C. from California
  • "...I don't think that I would have been able to accomplish this on my own..." (Read more)
    Frank T. from Texas
  • "...Thank you for handling our case in such an efficient and diligent manner." (Read more)
    Amanda F. from Jamaica
  • "Diana, I have great news: Our visas were approved!!!..." (Read more)
    Diane G. from Columbia
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    Naturalization (U.S. Citizenship)
  • "Deciding to use Attorney, Lawrence R Holmes to help me with the K1 Visa process gave me the peace of mind I needed to endure the process...!" (Read more)
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    Fiancée from Cambodia
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    Spouse and daughter from Jamaica
  • "...Choosing Lawrence R. Holmes was one of the best decisions I've ever made." (Read more)
    Tom from California
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    Marcel from Hawaii
    Tanya from Canada
  • "Thank you so much for all your help. You have made it so so easy for me..." (Read more)
    Greta, Albanian processed through Greece
    Genti from Florida
  • "...Premila and I both wish to say THANK YOU to both of you and to your entire staff." (Read more)
    Pat C. from Illinois
    Premila from Malaysia
  • "Evelyn had her interview with the consulate this morning and everything went great! Approved!" (Read more)
    T. Fields from Peru
  • "I found that Lawrence Holmes and staff where wonderful at handling my Visa process..." (Read more)
    R. Shisler from Philippines
  • "Mr. Holmes and his coworkers were extremely helpful for our fiance visa process...." (Read more)
    Craig from Illinois
    Cristina from the United Kingdom
  • "The experience with Lawrence R Holmes Immigration Attorney was exceptional. They are definitely an expert in immigration services..." (Read more)
    Najella from Philippines
  • "I would like to take this opportunity to thank Lawrence Holmes and his staff for the excellent service in helping my wife obtain an immigrant visa..." (Read more)
    Cliff S. from Idaho
    Spouse from Mexico
  • "Diana at the office of Lawrence R Holmes was absolutely amazing. She was always helpful, prompt, and did whatever she could to get the process moving..." (Read more)
    Mayu from Canada
  • "It was wonderful working with Lawrence Richard Holmes Law firm..." (Read more)
    Yan-Tsyh, Ernie
    Fiancée from Philippines
  • "I retained his services for a fiancé visa, the entire process was explained to me, his legal assistant Diana kept me informed, I never needed to ask for anything..." (Read more)
    D. Quelch from the Ukraine
  • "I highly recommend Lawrence Richard Holmes Immigration services as the price was fair, the service was good and was very efficient..." (Read more)
    D. Godfrey from Russia
  • "The green card interview went really well ..." (Read more)
    Tony from California
    Palmira from Mexico
  • "I am thousands of miles away from them, yet I am able to reach them anytime promptly ..." (Read more)
    Dr. S from Pennsylvania
    Spouse from Iran
  • “The Law Office of Lawrence Holmes is amazing... …” (Read more)
    L Gonzalez from Nevada
    Fiancée from Brazil
  • “…You and your company were very helpful and you explained everything so well and easy for us . You really made our lives simpler and without your help we know that it would have been a more difficult task than it already was …” (Read more)
    Trey and Lissette S. in South Carolina
    Lissette is from Panama
  • "There is nothing at all I could ever say negative about the service I got from this law office..." (Read more)
    Jenny B from the United Kingdom
  • "We're happy to report that the application for the Visa we needed was approved and in our hands in 90 days as we were told to expect when we hired Atty Holmes..." (Read more)
    L Jackson from Texas
    Fiancée from India
  • "...We are very appreciative because they were very prompt, very helpful and very nice to communicate with..." (Read more)
    Ken from New York
    Fiancée from Philippines
  • "Lawrence R Holmes at www.kvisas.com helped my wife to adjust her status from the visa waiver she entered the U.S. on to a green card after we married..." (Read more)
    B Miller from California
    Hitomi from Japan
  • "I wish to thank Diana once again for her excellent job..." (Read more)
    Natalia S from Russia
  • "...They were just the nicest people from the first phone call!..." (Read more)
    P. McCarthy from New Jersey
    Silke from Germany
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Entered U.S. Illegally

Waivers

We have presented 3 and 10 year bar waivers all over the world in the course of my 20 years of practicing family immigration law. To date we have not failed to have a waiver approved for our clients. Timing varies by country, but keep in mind we are saving a great deal of time when compared to a 3 and 10 year wait/separation from your loved one. The majority of our waivers currently pass through the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez Mexico. Roughly 90% of our waiver applications are approved at the conclusion of the non immigrant or immigrant visa interview, thus allowing the beneficiary to spend less than a week in Juarez. Of the 10% that are not approved during the interview process, the current wait time is 10 months for a final decision. Keep in mind that just because the case may not be approved "on the spot" does not mean an approval will not come down the road. The results mentioned above are not typical results and denials are prevalent in Juarez and around the world. If you would call us to discuss your situation, we can indentify your hardships and put a percentage chance of success of your situation.

If your spouse or fiancee entered the U.S. illegally, in order to become legal (obtain a Green Card) he or she will need to obtain a K1 fiancee visa or a CR1/IR1 spousal visa. Before they will be able to obtain a fiancee or spousal visa they will need to have a 601 Waiver approved. The 601 waiver is known as an "extreme hardship" waiver because we must prove extreme hardship before the waiver will be approved.

The potential hardships include but are not limited to the following:

  1. Health - ongoing or specialized treatment for a physical or mental condition.
  2. Financial - future employability, loss of home or business, decline in standard of living, etc.
  3. Education - loss of opportunity for higher education, etc.
  4. Personal - community ties, close relatives in the U.S. or in the illegal's home country who rely on the U.S. citizen for financial or emotional assistance, separation from spouse or children, etc.
  5. Special factors - valid fears of persecution or physical harm in the home country.

If you believe you can meet one or more of the above-listed hardships and can meet the requirements of the K1 fiancee visa or a CR1/IR1 spousal visa, please call us. We will ask you some questions and then determine if we think we can successfully obtain the 601 waiver and K visa for you. We do not charge for these calls.