Manifest Law Reviews & Success Stories
The immigration journey was challenging — until they found Manifest Law,
a new kind of immigration law firm.
TN visa in February 2024
American citizenship for a child with a difficult case
Visa type: US PASSPORT
Client: 21 y.o. girl who had been thrown out of her family home at the age of 12 since she did not want to follow her family radical religious beliefs
Background: She came with no information and no knowledge of the law and had never worked with lawyers. She knew her mother had been born in the USA and heard through family that the mother had lived there till age of 23 where she met her father and married and moved to the UK
Handling attorney: Daliah Sklar
Attorney's work: We had no evidence - we had no birth certificate, no US passport, no documents - we had nothing. We began to do detective work, discovered the school that the mother went to, the university and ordered photos from the graduation books, we ordered a marriage certificate, found newspaper clippings and requested an exceptional review of the case based on these documents. The US embassy reviewed the petition and approved her US citizenship and her US passport!
Result: US PASSPORT APPROVED
Talent visas for Latin Grammy-nominated band
Visa type: O1B
Who: 5 Paraguayan members of Latin Grammy-nominated band
Background: Clients had previously held P visas as a group and wanted the individual flexibility with longer validity period of the O1. All band members had similar press and awards evidence
Handling attorney: Ari Farkas
My work: We prepared full packages, collected sufficient evidence for all band members and filed the 5 O1B visas
Result: ALL 5 O1B VISAS APPROVED
EB1A Green Card for an Executive
Visa type: EB1A GREEN CARD
Client: Israeli bio-medical executive with 20+ years experience
Background: Client had been working in the US and wanted to avoid the wait times of a PERM process under EB2 Green Card
Handling attorney: Ari Farkas
Attorney's work: We prepared both National Interest Waiver (EB2) and EB-1A petitions. The EB-1A was approved in 2 weeks and we filed Adjustments of Status for the family. NIW was approved 6 months later
Result: GREEN CARD ISSUED
L1 Visa for Medical Entrepreneur from Switzerland
Visa type: L1
Client: Swiss Entrepreneur who was setting up a new office in the US
Background: An entrepreneur from Switzerland wanted to set up a new company in the US for a novel medical product.
Handling attorney: Rebecca Lenetsky
Attorney's work: Responded to an extensive Request for Evidence from USCIS, demonstrating the company’s potential for success, the founder’s important role, and the likelihood of contributions to the US. The visa was approved, and the entrepreneur’s business was able to succeed, eventually being acquired by a major international medical company
Result: L1 VISA APPROVED
O1 visa, December 2023
O1 visa for a Venezuelan lawyer
Visa type: O1 VISA
Who: Transactional lawyer from Venezuela
Background: The client was needed in the US to handle important deals for his employer, but did not have other viable visa options. Its not very common for lawyers to receive O1 visas, but in this case we thought that was the best strategy for a client. This was particularly unique due to the difficulties faced by professionals in the troubled Venezuelan system
Handling attorney: Simon Craven
My work: After carefully analyzing and eliminating alternative options, we suggested applying for an O-1 visa. This is not a visa category typically used for attorneys, but due to our careful crafting of the case, we won a case for a client
Result: O1 VISA APPROVED
EB1 Visa for a Head of Small Jewelry Company from Thailand
Visa type: O1B
Who: The President of a Thai jewelry company
Background: He was applying as an international manager to lead his US company, but was facing challenges with his application due to leading a small organization.
Handling attorney: Rebecca Lenetsky
My work: After significant pushback from the US government, we presented a strong case showing how he qualifies as an International Manager for EB1C classification. He and his family all received their green cards
Result: EB1 visa approved
E2 visa for a real estate investor
Visa type: E2 INVESTOR VISA
Client: Israeli real estate investor investing in US real estate project
Background: Client had invested $2.5 Million dollars into a real estate project in the US - his US attorney submitted a case, waited 4 months and at the consular processing interview the case was refused for lack of E2 basic requirements. Client came to me to help him fix this situation
Handling attorney: Daliah Sklar
Attorney's work: My team rewrote the 1st petition and pieced the puzzle back in a completely different manner - we put together a genuine active business within weeks, we prepared a good strict business plan, and hired 2 US employees. We resubmitted the case and prepared the client for the interview. Client has successfully obtained a visa
Result: E2 VISA APPROVED
L1 visa for an Israeli Entrepreneur
Visa type: L1 COMPANY TRANSFER VISA
Client: A 35 y.o. Entrepreneur with an ice cream parlor chain
Background: He came to us after his lawyers had submitted three E2 visas and each time he was refused. We were quite shocked that he was refused and reviewed the case. He has strong merits, but strategically something was going wrong
Handling attorney: Daliah Sklar
Attorney's work: We took a different approach and applied for an L1 visa instead. We received a long Request for Further Evidence from USCIS, but have prepared thoroughly and have successfully replied to
Result: L1 VISA APPROVED
