bio

Allen Schwartz, a resident of Miami, Florida since 1990, has been at the forefront of assisting immigrants and foreign born nationals who have entered the United States 

and those preparing to do so. With more than 35 years of professional experience in

the immigration field, the last 23 years as an Asylum Officer with the United States 

Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), formerly INS, Mr. Schwartz has mastered many specialized skills. As a former Federal Government employee he interviewed and adjudicated over 10,000 asylum claims. His qualifications and skills include extensive interviewing, determining eligibility requirements and producing written assessments for individuals 

who wish to live and work in the United States from abroad. For those reasons Mr. Schwartz is ideally suited to provide mock interview services to individuals and families. 

Possessing degrees from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota and Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Mr. Schwartz is fluent in Spanish and has working knowledge of several other languages. He has traveled extensively throughout Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean in addition to working professionally in Africa and 

the Middle East. His extensive interviewing background and providing quality services to individuals born outside of the United States is coupled with his keen attention to detail and quality assurance. Mr. Schwartz’s experience in the immigration field and his passion for providing services to immigrants and foreign born populations is why he has now founded his own business, U.S. Visa Consulting Services (Visaconsults.com). He would be pleased to meet you and can be reached by telephone at 305.528.6474 or by email at: allen.schwartz@visaconsults.com