Below, we link to a number of immigration success stories which we hope will be instructive to would-be immigrants.
Over the past 40 years, we have achieved some remarkable victories for our clients, some of which have appeared in major media outlets including the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press.
Other victories, just as sweet, we have kept private. We hope that the following success stories will be both instructive and inspiring to our readers.
We pride ourselves in thinking out-of-the-box in order to come up with creative solutions to the immigration dilemmas of our clients. A lifetime of experience as well as the opportunity to have worked for the government for many years often leads to good results.
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Success Stories is divided into the following subtopics:
- Temporary Visas Success Stories
- Green Card Success Stories
- US Citizenship Success Stories
- Asylum Success Stories
- Deportation Defense Success Stories
- Success Stories Videos
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Temporary Visas Success Stories
- Avoiding the H-1B Cap with a Little Help from the USCIS
- Getting an H-1B Approved for a Remote Worker
- O-1 Visa for an Architect of Extraordinary Ability
- Winning an Appeal Before the AAO
- How a Cancer Researcher Got O-1 Status
- Overcoming a Prior Deportation Order
- Obtaining a U Visa for a Crime Victim
- From Humanitarian Parolee to Permanent Resident
- Finding Another Way to Work in the U.S. Following an L-1 Denial
- Is It Unauthorized Employment to Run a Business?
- Proving Specialized Knowledge for an L-1B
- How a Special Education Teacher Got An H-3 Trainee Visa
Green Card Success Stories
- A Long & Winding Road to a PERM Approval
- Overcoming an Adjustment of Status Denial
- My First Argument Before the 9th Circuit
- Green Cards through Humanitarian Reinstatement
- 245(i) – Turning Denials into Approvals
- Keeping an NIW From Being Revoked
- Brazilians Ride Skateboards to Wealth and Fame
- How to Demonstrate Extraordinary Ability
- Professional Athlete – “Curveball: The Immigration Officer Who Knew Too Much”
- President Clinton Signs Private Bill on Behalf of Our Client Guy Taylor
- Artist Wins Right to Stay in U.S.
- Turning Around a Green Card Denial (Part 1)
- Turning Around a Green Card Denial (Part 2)
- A EB-1 for an Extraordinary Post-Doc
- Retaining a Priority Date with a Successor-In-Interest Employer
- Options for an Extraordinary Employee
- Obtaining An O-1 Visa & Permanent Residence for a Film Director
- From Humanitarian Parolee to Permanent Resident
- Obtaining Permanent Residence Through Hardship
- Overcoming the Complications of Being “Waved in”
- Getting a Green Card in Juarez (The Hard Way)
- Permanent Residence Granted to Abandoned Spouse
- Getting a Green Card Through Registry
- One Immigrant’s 20 Year Journey to a Green Card
- Erroneous I-140 Denial is Overturned
- Establishing That a Job Offer is Permanent
- The Best Laid Plans Often Go Astray
- Immigrants Who Became Permanent Residents on July 1st
- Fixing a Poorly-Handled Immigration Case (for an Accountant)
- Rules of Engagement: Obtaining a Green Card for a Fiancee (the Hard Way)
- Upgrading Your Applications at DOL & CIS
- Overcoming Backlog Elimination “Centeritis”
- Researcher and Systems Engineer: “What a Difference a Day Made”
- Engineers and Nurses
US Citizenship Success Stories
- Acquiring US Citizenship Through Your Parents
- Citizenship Through Parents
- Petition for a Writ of Mandamus
- Deportation? No. Citizenship? Yes!
- From Deportation Proceedings to Citizenship
- Receiving a U.S. Passport through an Absent Father
- Helping A Client Become an American Citizen
Asylum Success Stories
- How to Win Your Asylum Case in Immigration Court
- Lawsuit Forces USCIS to Schedule Interview
- Iranian Woman Who Converted to Christianity
Deportation Defense Success Stories
- Honor Student Beats Deportation
- Illegal Marine Gains Green Card
- Cabrera Family Wins Right to Remain in U.S.
- Deportation – Green Card Holder Fights Back and Wins!
- Deportation? No. US Citizenship? Yes!
- Saving a Client from Deportation (Part II)
- Saving a Client from Deportation (Part I)
- Is It Unauthorized Employment to Run a Business?
- Overcoming the Complications of Being “Waved in”
- Using LPR Cancellation of Removal to Avoid Deportation
- Saving a Divorcee from Deportation
- Immigrant Family’s Kafkaesque Ordeal
- Bringing a Deported Spouse Back to the U.S.
- From Deportation Proceedings to U.S. Citizenship
- Saving a Science Superstar from Deportation
- How to Get a Client Out of Immigration Jail
- Helping Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
- Relief from Removal – “A Tale of Two Cities”
- Returning to the U.S. After Deportation
- Deportation: Winning Your Case in Immigration Court
Success Stories Videos
- Canadian Orphan Gains Permission to Join Family in the U.S.
In this video, Attorney Shusterman explains how a 16-year-old orphan from Canada was allowed to obtain a green card and join his family in the United States.
- Honor Student Beats Deportation
In this video, Attorney Shusterman explains how a 14-year-old “illegal alien” from El Salvador beat deportation, gained permission to remain in the U.S., and is now a distinguished university professor.
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Carl Shusterman
Carl Shusterman served as an INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) before opening a firm specializing exclusively in US immigration law. He is a Certified Specialist in Immigration Law who has testified as an expert witness before the US Senate Immigration Subcommittee. Carl was featured in the February 2018 edition of SuperLawyers Magazine.