Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy P C

Terrible law firm. I missed my h-​1b quota due to late filing on Fragomen’s part. In 2012, I was hired straight out of campus and Fragomen was in charge of filing my petition. Fragomen received my information in March but only realized in May that they don’t have a LCA for me and by the time my LCA was approved the quota filled up (this was the year when there wasn’t a lottery yet). Fast forward 2015 I am switching companies and Fragomen again is in charge of my visa transfer for my new company (what bad luck!) Not only are they never contactable, they gave me incorrect information. Premium processing was suspended for a period of time in late May to late July but when Fragomen filed for my petition in early July they claimed (I have documentation proof) that they filed for premium processing. But in mid July when the suspension was lifted early, Fragomen ‘upgraded’ my petition to premium (again I have documentation proof). My start date with the new company has been delayed by 4 times due to their black box process and incorrect communication.

So slow and unresponsive I had to quit my job where I tried for two years (!) to apply for greencard (to APPLY, I’m not even talking about actually GET one!) through these guys in order to join a different company who works with a different law firm.
Unless you bug them EVERY DAY (I always heard you should do it with these guys, never believed it was so literal) — they just don’t start looking at your application.
Yes they’re big and known and I guess that’s the problem. They have so much work that they start prioritizing. And those who bug them only once a week get the lowest priority. Awful experience, terrible service.

–1 IF I COULD GIVE. FRAGOMEN !! THEY ARE UNPROFESSIONAL AND OUTDATED!
fragomen any where in the world is useless!!!
they are so unprofessional that our case has been send for targeted audit (2^nd time in a row) and first time it was there mistake that they forgot to send an document.
upon asking these unprofessional idiots were unbothered that just gave their stupid smile and so bold to say oh sorry we missed it!
they are outdated and do not know to handle any case
it is waste of money people
they wasted our almost 2 years and money
never opt for fragomen anywhere in this world!!!

I would never recommend Fragomen to anyone —
They make tons of mistakes in all forms (the quality is simply not acceptable).
They don’t admit their mistakes and they plainly don’t give shit.
They charge $ 1000 for a 1-​page form which I eventually had to fill out myself because they made 10 mistakes in it. No discount for that form, even though I listed all the errors and asked for a discount.

can’t find a worse lawyer firm than Fragomen…
If your company choose Fragomen, your case will fall into a black box. They never/​rarely respond to your email/​voice mail. If you got a response from them the attitute they response to you will make you sick for a while.
I work for a top biotec and apply for a visa. If my company allows I will definitively change a law firm for my case.

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP is a horrible horrible law firm that compounds the challenges of highly skilled immigrants in an already challenging immigration system. Because of how incompetently they handled my case while I was at at a Big4 consulting firm, here are some of the consequences I have had to bear:
1. Got thrown into a cycle of visa renewals that prevented me from traveling overseas to see immediate family members for more than 2 years
2. Spent thousands to restart the Permanent Residency process from scratch with a new employer because Fragomen did not even get me a number in line after 5 years with the Firm
3. If they had not dragged their feet in filing my application or were honest, I would have been a U.S. Permanent Resident in 2011. Instead, we’re in 2015 and I’m still waiting for my Green Card.

If only i could give 0 stars. Goodluck reaching out to them if your employer is a client of theirs. They never respond to your emails, forget about the ETAs, they dont even care about sending an acknowledgment. Very unprofessional and lackadaisical attitude towards their clients.

The worst service.
They neither reply e-​mails, nor receive phone calls.

I think the previous reviewer is a US citizen or a Fragomen employee:). I used to work for a leading German software company. And I have been frustrated & troubled for 2 – 3 yrs to the core by Fragomen and their moronic Lawerys, Lawyers are supposed to assist and look at the loopholes and make it easier for the client… but not at Fragomen. My case was unfortunately assigned to one Rahul Shah. the biggest moron… Today after having joined another bayarea tech company my PERM and I140 have been approved within 30 days (premium) and they only took 4 months to prepare my case!!! wow that may seem like a miracle for lawyers at Fragomen… my current lawyers at hammond law were upfront and gave me the timelines… kept me in the loop all this time. They considered me as a customer whereas i always felt Fragomen was doing me a favor. Thanks to my HR & Hammond law firm… u guys rock! also google for Fragomen reviews and you will see how pathetic Fragomen is

Fantastic immigration attorneys. Very competent, understanding and helpful. The fastest turnaround and great follow-​up.