Fiance Visa / Attorneys

[CasandraApple 0]

Hi everyone

I just wanted to let you know that it is a bad idea to hire holmes&lolly immigration attorneys.

If you search web sites with "fiance visa," their web site comes up on top and you might think that they are trustable and professional. BUT, it's not a good idea to even call or e-mail them.

I used their service knowing there is cheaper services like usavisasnow for $600.

I called and they told me the estimate time of getting a VISA and it was a lie.

I said to my attorney, "what you are telling me is much longer than the first person who guided me to hire you."

And the response was "Well he just said that to speed up the process(of you hiring us.)"

I was surprised to know how they don't care about their job nor us.

They don't answer the phone, don't read e-mails, don't reply, the worst thing is that you expect them to know a lot more than you do, but they don't.

The paralegal guy was asking so many times for the papers I already sent.

I though he is brainless or/and blind.

K1 VISA is not that difficult to do it yourself. I hired them just because my fiance wasn't good at paper works, computers....etc

It actually slows down the process since you have to keep sending and receiving paper works.

I really recommend you to do the process yourself unless you have issues like criminal convictions or illegal stay in the US.

It's alreay hard being away from each other and I want nobody else to experience what happened to me.

Excuse my typos

I hope you have a great life with your loved one

[crys22 0]

I agree, you're basically hiring someone to do the writing (or typing) of your own personal information into different fields.. which they have to get from you anyways! If you want someone else to write stuff, pay a family member $5! lol ... I done a k-1 visa about 18 months back..to get into the UK.. we done that all on our own and it went perfectly fine.. we're now (to get back into the US) going through getting my husband a visa to the US and we're doing it on our own and we've had absolutely nothing but smooth sailing... SAVE YOUR MONEY!!! Especially if you're on this site. Who needs to spend the money on a pointless service when you have plenty of helpful people on this site to help you free of charge!

[rebeccajo 14]

From the VJ home page:

"We encourage all members to seek a qualified immigration attorney as this site is no substitute for the valuable help and advice a good attorney can provide!"

You don't find a good attorney by reading advertisements. You find them by word of mouth, and by investigating their credentials.

[william_wallace 8]

From the VJ home page:

"We encourage all members to seek a qualified immigration attorney as this site is no substitute for the valuable help and advice a good attorney can provide!"

You don't find a good attorney by reading advertisements. You find them by word of mouth, and by investigating their credentials.

Havent heard many good lawyers as of yet. I'm sure there are good ones, but they must be few and far between.

[BigCityDave 0]

Luckily in my case I never saw a need for an attorney. As of now I have only heard horror stories. Not worth paying for one in my opinion, unless your case is very special.

[Sexy Beast 0]

I emailed them and they quoted me $1800 for legal fees and the 995 for filing fees. Plus add on another $1,000 for the AOS.

I was thinking about hiring a lawyer, but after reading this site I'm leaning towards trying it myself.

[rebeccajo 14]

From the VJ home page:

"We encourage all members to seek a qualified immigration attorney as this site is no substitute for the valuable help and advice a good attorney can provide!"

You don't find a good attorney by reading advertisements. You find them by word of mouth, and by investigating their credentials.

Havent heard many good lawyers as of yet. I'm sure there are good ones, but they must be few and far between.

Well, a couple of good ones are around here, just not often.

Read other immigration websites and you'll find them active and invaluable.

[PinayAko 0]

our lawyer is sucks..... never ever hire Cal Knickerbocker from Sagaria law firm. LOL..... Other VJ's hired him and until now we're waiting for NOA2. and it seems like he doesnt care about our case.....

[rebeccajo 14]

our lawyer is sucks..... never ever hire Cal Knickerbocker from Sagaria law firm. LOL..... Other VJ's hired him and until now we're waiting for NOA2. and it seems like he doesnt care about our case.....

Did Mr. Knickerbocker do something to delay your case or are you simply waiting like dozens of others on VJ?

[william_wallace 8]

With a name like Mr Knickerbocker, it's enough to scare me off.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

People actually have the last name "Knickerbocker" ???

woah.

[Chin2003 0]

We hired a lawyer too at Reeves and Associates (www.rreeves.com) charged us $3500 for k-1 and k-2 visa.

[william_wallace 8]

People actually have the last name "Knickerbocker" ???

woah.

I'm sure his knickers have been in a twist a few times lol.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

People actually have the last name "Knickerbocker" ???

woah.

I'm sure his knickers have been in a twist a few times lol.

All I keep thinking about is that kids song...

"Hey Mr. Knickerbocker boppidy bop, I like the way you boppidy bop"

[Chin2003 0]

our lawyer is sucks..... never ever hire Cal Knickerbocker from Sagaria law firm. LOL..... Other VJ's hired him and until now we're waiting for NOA2. and it seems like he doesnt care about our case.....

How much did you pay your lawyer???