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In case you have to issue the temporary or permanent residency of Dominican Republic, you should address in one of the numerous firms helping with data acquisition of documents.
There is some "great" - "Holt & Abreu Immigration Services", and its "professional and serious lawyers with high moral values" Maria Abreu and Ilonka Holt with whom we, unfortunately, had to deal.
In the beginning there was nothing bad - (submission of documents and collecting the first two payments) they carried out the first two stages accurately. The most interesting began after that... In spite of the fact that documents were ready (as they spoke), neither first nor second "serious and professional lawyer with high moral values" couldn't make an appointment within several months. Our regular emails, calls and SMS didn't help. They told us only: "We do everything we can do... you know, how everything happens in Dominican Republic...We do our best and constantly supervise the situation..."
But nothing happened... Then they didn't answer at all.
I hope everybody who is reading this message will agree with us that if I am client who paid money for service, I have a full authority to know exactly that occurs to my money.
We found other proper lawyer who has contacted to Immigration office. We found out that after receiving the second payment "Holt & Abreu" did nothing. And, if we didn't show an initiative, if we continued to listen and trust this "professional and serious lawyers with high moral values" all our documents would lose validity period and we would have to start all from the beginning. However, as well as for "Holt & Abreu Immigration Services", with one only a difference - they won't lose anything. Just will find the next trustful client who will believe their statements that they are "professional and serious lawyers with high moral values".
As we wouldn't like to lose our money, documents and time, we by means of other, much more adequate lawyer, contacted Immigration office, learned that no obstacles for completion of process of receiving the residence are present, arrived to office and received, at last, our documents.
You can spend your money and time any way you like because it is YOUR money and YOUR time...
We advise you only one - AVOID FAKES!
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I used Maria several times and was happy until... something changed the last time and it cost me a lot of time and money and I was lied to repeatedly, and I have to say you are better served by seeking a more responsible lawyer for any services.
I hope she fixes things because there are nothing but complaints now about her work.
I heard that Maria and Ilonka broke up and that they somehow split the clients. The two people I know who were given to Maria still have nothing to show for all the money they spent whereas Ilonka was able to squire and renew our documents. Is Maria a lawyer?
Ilonka Holt, and that whole firm are there to scam as much money out of you as possible! SCAMMERS
I've been dealing with this firm for the past 2 yrs and totally agree with this post. I've got no cedula, they've got my money, and they only return calls/emails after I follow up 3-4 times. They are now two separate firms, and the Abreu arm has been given my file. I truly regret going with them. I know at least 3 other people that went with them and they've all got horror stories to tell. Run, don't walk, away from these people!
This company is very professional. I appreciated the individualized attention they gave during the entire process.
I used this company to get my Dominican Residency and I was very satisfied with the work that was done.