K1 / Drug Convictions Lawyer?

[FallIn4her 0]

Okay here is the Deal i have read many threads in here on whether or not to hire an lawyer for the K1 Visa. While i have seriously considered doing it i havnt pulled the trigger yet on it after reading ppls advice here. The thing i am noticing is ppl are saying if you have a difficult case i might want to still consider hiring one. Well i have 4 felony dist of marijunna charges from 12 years ago when i was younger. My 1st question is the normal should i hire an attorney>? The second one is what all do i need to get from the courts and how do i go about getting it. I also have a drunk in public about 15 years ago and a Reckless Driving ticket about 5 years ago do i need to submit those also ?

[FallIn4her 0]

Okay here is the Deal i have read many threads in here on whether or not to hire an lawyer for the K1 Visa. While i have seriously considered doing it i havnt pulled the trigger yet on it after reading ppls advice here. The thing i am noticing is ppl are saying if you have a difficult case i might want to still consider hiring one. Well i have 4 felony dist of marijunna charges from 12 years ago when i was younger. My 1st question is the normal should i hire an attorney>? The second one is what all do i need to get from the courts and how do i go about getting it. I also have a drunk in public about 15 years ago and a Reckless Driving ticket about 5 years ago do i need to submit those also ?

[Sylvia_n_Joseph 3]

The big issue are the drug charges. Are they from a single event or several and what was your age when you got them ( <> 18 ? )

Edited June 22, 2008 by Sylvia_n_Joseph

[English Muffin 59]

Are you the petitioner or the beneficiary? The answer to that will make a huge difference!

[Dakine 26]

Okay here is the Deal i have read many threads in here on whether or not to hire an lawyer for the K1 Visa. While i have seriously considered doing it i havnt pulled the trigger yet on it after reading ppls advice here. The thing i am noticing is ppl are saying if you have a difficult case i might want to still consider hiring one. Well i have 4 felony dist of marijunna charges from 12 years ago when i was younger. My 1st question is the normal should i hire an attorney>? The second one is what all do i need to get from the courts and how do i go about getting it. I also have a drunk in public about 15 years ago and a Reckless Driving ticket about 5 years ago do i need to submit those also ?

Post to try to find a GOOD immigration lawyer.

[Seekingadvice 0]

hi! I am not 100% sure, but I have read in other forums that if you have any drug convictions you can not adjust your status.

Check out this link http://***removed***.com/forum/sh...read.php?t=2608

[Seekingadvice 0]

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/ineligib...ities_1364.html

[marizzacdo 4]

Hiring a lawyer for me is a good choice whether or not you have serious problem. Although a lot said, it may take more days if we will hire an attorney than by doing it ourself, but for me, better make things sure than riding into the ship without a life jacket. Anyway, it's our personal choice. There is always a positive and a negative thing about hiring an attorney or not. If there are time delays in the info from the US Gov't that handles the case to attorney and to the petitioner, anyway it's only a matter of days.

In your case, well, if you are a petitioner, i don't think so it's a problem; but if you are a beneficiary, then better ask a legal advise, because beneficiaries like me need to have a medical test before we will be approved and if i'm not wrong if you were proven to be a drug positive then that may be one of the cause of denial. So, hiring an attorney or seeking legal advise is an excellent and intelligent step.

Good luck to us.

Edited June 22, 2008 by marizzacdo

[stacey2008 0]

I would hire a lawyer. My fiance and I have because he had a minor run-in with the law years ago and we wanted to make sure we had everything covered going through the process. Good luck!

[FallIn4her 0]

im in america petitioning my gf in the philippines. Well see the pasrt about them being individual occurances im confused about see what had happeend if one of my neighbors would come over to my house and ask me to get him an ounce of marjiunna and he did this over a years time frame so when they came and arrested me i had multiple charges from that year. I was arrested , went to court and convicted all at the same time i was never arrested then got in to trouble again. I was 21 and now im 34.

[JaEnglishGirl 34]

Are you the petitioner or the immigrant?

If you're the petitioner, it has no impact.

[JaEnglishGirl 34]

im in america petitioning my gf in the philippines. Well see the pasrt about them being individual occurances im confused about see what had happeend if one of my neighbors would come over to my house and ask me to get him an ounce of marjiunna and he did this over a years time frame so when they came and arrested me i had multiple charges from that year. I was arrested , went to court and convicted all at the same time i was never arrested then got in to trouble again. I was 21 and now im 34.

It will not affect you.

[pushbrk 13,011]

im in america petitioning my gf in the philippines. Well see the pasrt about them being individual occurances im confused about see what had happeend if one of my neighbors would come over to my house and ask me to get him an ounce of marjiunna and he did this over a years time frame so when they came and arrested me i had multiple charges from that year. I was arrested , went to court and convicted all at the same time i was never arrested then got in to trouble again. I was 21 and now im 34.

It will not affect you.

Specifically, your description indicates you would simply answer "NO" to question C 2. and get on with your life.

[Mags 112]

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