Client Testimonials

Cathy-

I wanted to write to thank you for the handling of my and Alisa’s immigration matters. The 10-year muti-entry B-1/B-2 Tourist Visa with no restrictions is a Home Run!!  This will really let Alisa and I get to know one another more and on my own American soil, over time. YOUR GOOD  J

As far as a testimonial, from the first meeting with you I felt your insight and direction was right on the mark. In addition, Alisa felt very comfortable and more importantly truly prepared for her upcoming interview following your preparation meeting with her.

You gave her a feeling of knowing what to expect and comforted her with your prompt answers to her questions, thus ridding her of the usual anxiety. As you know, I ’m no stranger to Immigration Law, formally being a paralegal of some 25+ years and submitting one of the “best” Pro Per petitions filed at the time with the  Ho Chi Minh City US Consulate for my past Fiancée, which you also supported me on quite perfectly some eight years ago.  As you may remember in that Immigration matter you certified and drafted the prenuptial. This document came to be very valuable and telling of your deep legal knowledge and foreseeability of the legal issues to possibly come.

Your insight and experience as a U.S. Attorney gives you a tremendous advantage over others and your methodology by which you manage your cases is superior to what I have seen. I would highly recommend you to anyone seeking refuge from the overwhelming and voluminous advice in this area of law and also for someone needing someone who simply knows! You see the options, ruminate on them and execute a plan that fits your client’s needs after proper deliberation. I would recommend this way, you, very strongly.

Thank  You

- Eric & Alisa – Nov 2011

I’m American and needed to get a B-2 Tourist visa for my Thai girlfriend so we could travel to the States. Our case was difficult because she had already received two denials and I didn’t want to get married. Not wishing to leave it to chance on her third interview, I decided to find a proper immigration lawyer rather than a visa processing company. I was very pleased to find Cathy Tran Reck’s website and felt even more comfortable when we first met her because she is an American lawyer and really knows the law. Not only was she extremely knowledgeable , she was responsive to all our questions and very professional at the same time. She made the whole process much more comfortable. Most importantly we got the visa. And her fee was reasonable even compared to less qualified local visa consulting companies. I don’t hesitate to give Ms. Reck my highest recommendation, “Priceless”.

FYI. We received the passport/visa in the mail today and my girlfriend got a 10 year multiple entry. We could not be more thrilled as we were hoping for only a six month visa for single entry. My girlfriend is over the moon! Thank you to Cathy Tran Reck.

- Eric – August, 2011

I thought I had a straight forward fiancée visa application but, wanting to be safe, searched for a law firm specializing in visa support, that was cost competitive, and also would provide the guidance and support needed by my fiancée. I selected Cathy Tran Reck & Associates.

Little did I suspect that we would encounter legal difficulties never imagined. My decision to select a competent legal firm really paid off in spades.

I can’t begin to express my gratitude to Cathy Tran Reck and Associates for their perseverance and continuing support over the long period that it took to finally resolve our visa issues.

Ms. Reck is a seasoned legal professional who is straight forward, well organized, and an excellent communicator who is easy to talk with. She provided the support my fiancée needed throughout the whole experience.

It is my pleasure to heartily recommend Cathy Tran Reck and Associates to those who would like good guidance and the assurance of solid legal support should it be needed in their visa quest.

Sincerely,

- David Frost – July, 2011

I recently hired Cathy Tran Reck & Associates Ltd to advise me on various matters related to US immigration. Cathy walked us entirely through the Visa process and what documents would be required for interview at US embassy. We were very well prepared thanks to Cathy and her firm’s guidance on the matter. We were able to obtain the Visa that we were seeking. I would recommend Cathy to others seeking the same assistance.

- Frederick Haught – July 7, 2011

Cathy Tran Reck helped my Thai girlfriend, Pam, obtain a B-2 Tourist Visa to the US. Despite the fact that Pam does not have strong financial ties to Thailand, Cathy encouraged us to focus on my background of having worked and lived in Thailand for several years. Cathy provided extremely valuable advice to Pam and I regarding the DS-160 application, the interview process and how to provide user friendly supporting documents to the US Embassy personnel.

Cathy prepared Pam for the interview by suggesting brief and accurate answers to questions that would probably be asked by the interviewing officer. Working with Cathy was a pleasure. She promptly responded to my emails and phone calls, and she spent a lot of time during our consultation to make sure that Pam understood what to expect when she arrived at the US Embassy for her interview.

I would highly recommend Cathy to anyone who is seeking a B-2 Tourist Visa to the US for their Thai girlfriend.

- William Rowley

I met Cathy Tran Reck when my then fiance and me were looking for a lawyer who can help me with my problem. I came to the US in 2003 on a tourist visa with the intention of visiting friends and relatives. I worked in a company with a promise for petition but this did not work out. Soon I found myself as an overstaying alien until I met a guy, named Jose, in 2005 who loved me so much and promised to help me in my situation. We got married one year later in August 8, 2006 and met with Cathy to work on my marriage visa petition. She gave us papers to sign and gave us instructions on what to do, and talked to us about what to expect at our visa interview process.

Cathy was in constant communication with us during this time. On September 22, 2006, I had my Biometrics taken at the USCIS office. But the inevitable happened. My husband had a severe heart attack the following day, September 23. I was devastated and hysterical when the doctors at the hospital pronounced him dead and I cried so hard to Jose that he began to breathe again and the doctors placed him on a respirator. I called Cathy right away telling her what happened and very soon she came to me and talked about the situation.

Cathy was very knowledgeable on what to do. She gave me different scenarios. She said that since Jose was still alive she can ask the USCIS office to expedite my papers. But my papers were still fresh from my biometrics. She made constant one-to-one follow-up with the immigration office since we were racing with time. She said that if Jose would pass away it would be hard for me to get my green card so she had to work hard to follow-up with the immigration. Everyday, she would check on me on the condition of my husband and even made meetings with the doctor attending to my husband.

After constant follow-ups through phone calls, meetings and emails with the immigration office, Cathy was able to arrange for my green card interview on October 10, 2006. Cathy briefed me on what to expect and how to answer honestly and clearly during the interview. She was there with me all the time. The interview was pleasant but there was one condition that we had to submit and Cathy did not stop until we were able to submit it the following day. Then after 2 days, I got the news from her that my green card has been approved. I was very happy and thanked God and Cathy for her unending efforts. Nevertheless, my husband passed away after one week I got the approval.

I would like to thank Cathy for her being on top of the situation and thorough knowledge on how to go about in situations like mine. She is very pleasant and would make you feel that you are a very important person. She is a dedicated and hardworking individual and would never stop until the case is solved. She is very reliable and I would recommend her to others and I am very sure that she will not fail anybody else.

- Evelyn E. Pelegrino

My uncle married a very nice Thai lady several years ago and they had a son together. Sadly, before my uncle and his wife were married for two years, he had a heart attack and died. Due to the Widow Penalty she was unable to apply for her residency visa. In October of 2009, the Widow Penalty ended thanks to an attorney Brent Renison in Portland, Oregon who had worked to end the Widow Penalty, for several years.

I contacted to inquire if he knew anyone that could help me get everything going for my uncle’s widow and her Thai son to be able to come to the US to live and work. Brent recommended Cathy Tran Reck to me. I contacted her via email and explained the situation, told her what I wanted to do for my uncle’s widow, ask what I needed to do to start the process, the cost and about the length of time before everything was done. Cathy responded back to me immediately, outlining the entire process from start to finish, a breakdown of the costs and the time frame for completion.

Cathy has been amazing. She was very knowledgeable on the Widow Penalty and the law change. The application process has been approved and we are now in the final stage of the process. She has been in touch with me on a regular basis to keep me informed of what is happening, the communications she’s had with the government officials, where we are in the process and informing me of what the next step will be in the process.

Melody Hagerty

Cathy has personally telephoned me on several occasions for information I could understand and provide better than my uncle’s widow. Cathy has personally met and explained the process in detail to my uncle’s widow, answered all her questions and advised her of what would be expected of her in the process. My uncle’s widow told me that Cathy is a very, very nice lady and she likes her very much.

Cathy has definitely lived up to her recommendation and gone beyond. If you have questions, she’s quick to give you answers. She is always pleasant, has never made me feel as though I was bothering her or that she was too busy to talk with me when I would call. Cathy made me feel that my case was as much a priority to her as it was to me. Her passion and dedication made me feel important and she always provided excellent, personal service all the way from Thailand.

It’s refreshing to meet someone who is caring and honest. She doesn’t build up your hopes, drain your bank account and then tell you it just can’t happen. Cathy is honest from the get go. She won’t make you promises she can’t keep.

- Melody S Hagerty Vancouver, Washington

I am an American citizen by birth, and my wife is a naturalized U.S. citizen. She petitioned for two of her adult daughters to immigrate to the U.S., and they were placed on a “priority” waitlist that currently takes six years to be called. Her third and youngest daughter immigrated to the U.S. with her as she was not yet an adult at that time. We tried several times to obtain a visitor visa for the oldest daughter, but were denied the visa each time. After much frustration and failure, when the oldest daughter became engaged to an American citizen, we turned to one of the “visa agencies” that claim to be able to obtain a U.S. visa without difficulty so that she could apply for a fiancée visa. We also used the same agency to apply for a visa for our seven year old granddaughter, so that she could come on a visitor visa and subsequently convert it to a student visa. It turns out that these visa agencies do nothing more than fill out the forms. They are not recognized by the U.S. Embassy and cannot even enter the grounds of the embassy. After spending a large amount of money paying their fees, the visas were denied.

At that point, I researched the internet for a U.S. immigration lawyer to help us. We found Cathy Tran Reck and contacted her. Cathy immediately gave us sound advice and we retained her services. Cathy was instrumental in overcoming the obstacles we previously encountered, and had access to the embassy and the visa section, where she was personally able to contact the visa officers directly. The end result is that our daughter is now in the U.S.A. and is happily married. Our granddaughter obtained a student visa and is living with us in New York while attending school. We are hopeful that her mother (the last of my wife’s three daughters to remain in Thailand) will join us next year.

I highly recommend Cathy to anyone needing immigration assistance. She is extremely knowledgeable and personally handles each case. I found out the hard way that only a licensed U.S. attorney can access the embassy on our behalf. I have since recommended Cathy to all of my friends seeking to marry a Thai woman. Her fees are reasonable and she is very responsive to questions and concerns. Cathy clearly had the ability to turn a hopeless situation into a successful resolution.

- Stuart Schwartzberg Wappinger Falls, New York

Cathy Tran Reck assisted my efforts to obtain a visitor’s visa for my fiancée to allow her to visit the U.S. with me. The initial application for a visa was refused by the U.S. embassy. The reason given, that my fiancée had insufficient ties to her native country, Thailand, was clearly not true. All of my efforts to get the embassy to disclose the true reason for the denial were rebuffed, only the same boiler-plate 214(b) response was given. Even my U.S. senator got the same standard response. Finally, in desperation, I used Google to search for a U.S. immigration attorney practicing in Bangkok. Cathy came up at the top of the list. When I phoned for an appointment and discussed the case with her she told me that, in her opinion, the problem was that we had planned to be married during the U.S. visit and that this would be considered as contrary to the terms of a tourist visa. We dropped the plans for the wedding during the trip, it was an afterthought anyway, and following Cathy’s advice we strengthened our documentation of my fiancee’s ties to Thailand including adding an English translation of deeds of property that my fiancee owns and a translation of the deed to my condo in Bangkok. The embassy web page and the embassy’s responses to my emails had strongly emphasised that I could not sponsor my fiancée’s trip, that her visa application would be considered on her merits only. Cathy pointed out that my strong ties to Thailand strengthened my fiancée’s case so in addition to a translation of my condo deed I submitted copies of my passport and the three years of Thailand retiree visas.

My fiancée’s second visa interview was successful. I am certain that the success was due to Cathy’s advice and highly recommend her for U.S. immigration matters.

Feel free to contact me to confirm this recommendation (except for 30 June through 16 July 2010 when my fiancée and I will be in the U.S.).

- Wayne Davis Bangkok, Thailand

I met Cathy Tran Reck back in November 2007 after an exhaustive search for an immigration lawyer. I was looking for a lawyer which had extensive knowledge and experience within the immigration laws and in particularly the Fiancee Visa process. I definitely wanted a lawyer who was also licensed to practice in the United States. I had consulted with numerous other immigration lawyers (locally and abroad) prior to meeting Cathy and after the initial consultation with Cathy I knew this was the lawyer that I had been searching for! Cathy answered all my initial questions in thorough detail and comprehensible manner. I chose Cathy and her associates as my sole immigration attorney for all my legal issues which may arise while going through the Fiancee Visa process and with any possible future issues after the process was completed.

Roy and Hang Joslin

In my opinion Cathy’s firm went above and beyond my expectations from what I was expecting from an immigration lawyer. All communication with Cathy from the beginning to the end and in every aspect was conducted in a very professional manner which I cannot say enough about. I myself, being in the Law Enforcement profession for eighteen years, realize how far professionalism and professional conduct accounts for a person and their work ethics in today’s society and Cathy displays such above and beyond in my personal opinion. I and my lovely wife fully and without any doubt would recommend Cathy and her firm for any and all of someone’s needs relating to any of her firm’s practices.

- Roy & Hang Joslin Parrish, Florida