can lawyers help a visa come faster

[joseph loves wife 0]

I need to know i had A lawyer in brazil and all he wanted was money, it like I peyed him two times for the same job he did not 4really go to work intell i got there now i have a lawyer in NYC and he has no power to make this go fasgter so i ask what God is a lawyer

[Kez/JWolf 6]

I need to know i had A lawyer in brazil and all he wanted was money, it like I peyed him two times for the same job he did not 4really go to work intell i got there now i have a lawyer in NYC and he has no power to make this go fasgter so i ask what God is a lawyer

Lawyer can not speed up the processing time in any way.

[katiushka 1]

Tricky question... my personal opinion is that lawyers can not accelerate the process but they DO know the procedures and you will avoid a RFI. I did all the paperwork by myself and no RFI's ever!

Pregunta capsiosa.... mi opinion personal es que los abogados no pueden aceperar el proceso pero ellos conocen los procedimientos y eso evitara RFI (requisisiones para mayor informacion). Yo hice todo el papeleo sola y nunca tuve un RFI

K.

[Hell0W0rld 10]

laywers are just like you and I, but they have knowledge about the law. so no they cannot make the visa arrive faster, because there is no law to speed up the visa process.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

No one can make the process go faster.

[JeremyR 8]

Immigration is like plumbing. No, really, bear with me a moment

If you need to do something like replace a tap sorry, faucet then provided you have the ability and to carry the job through and the patience to learn the ins and outs of how it works and what to do then there's no reason you can't guide yourself through the job without hiring a professional. If your faucet is an abnormally complicated faucet or you don't have the time, patience or ability to do the job, you can pay a premium to have someone help you.

FWIW, saying there are no means of speeding up a visa process, is not strictly true either but a lawyer is not one of them. Off the top of my head, reasons for expediting a K-1 case include: serious family illness/humanitarian grounds, extreme financial hardship [if you don't get your visa pronto] and service error. Probably a couple of other things too. Once your expedite request is backed up with documentary evidence and approved by USCIS (who won't grant it for just any old circumstance to be fair to the majority) it can be approved very quickly. You still have to go through NVC and the Embassy stages though, with all the requirements they have.

[Enlighten one :) 5]

My experience is they actually add time to the wait. They are not on top of your case as you would be or use the shortcuts you can learn here.

I fired my lawyer and demanded a protion of our money back. i recieved $1000. IF i was not going through this process I would have fought for 100%.

I need to know i had A lawyer in brazil and all he wanted was money, it like I peyed him two times for the same job he did not 4really go to work intell i got there now i have a lawyer in NYC and he has no power to make this go fasgter so i ask what God is a lawyer

[Dano 0]

We considered hiring an attorney but learned it wasn't needed. Those who have all their paper work or docs in order usually do well. Those who have complicated problems, an attorney would be helpful.

[notime4haterz 0]

Simple answer: No. No one can make it go any faster.

[Moosker 7]

I wouldn't recommend a lawyer! From what I've heard it's a waste of money. If you take your time to read the information on this site you can totally do all the paperwork yourself!

I had a good friend who paid a lawyer $5000. He convinced her to go through with her Naturalization (she's a nurse on a TN1), and said it would take NO longer than a year. She had her wedding planned for last May in Ontario and over 1.5 years after she applied it was still not approved. She had to cancel her wedding in Ontario and put on a quickie wedding in the U.S. Her lawyer still hasn't contacted her back....from the things I've heard & read....definitely do the paperwork yourself unless you have an "odd" situation that may need help.

Good luck!

[Old Dominion 26]

A lawyer, no matter how good, can add up to a month to the delay, simply because (like USCIS) your case goes to the bottom of whatever pile of paperwork they are doing not just once, but twice when it's time to get the visa application documents together. No one, not even an influential politician, can get USCIS to move more quickly.

[desert_fox 32]

I need to know i had A lawyer in brazil and all he wanted was money, it like I peyed him two times for the same job he did not 4really go to work intell i got there now i have a lawyer in NYC and he has no power to make this go fasgter so i ask what God is a lawyer

At this stage all you are doing is filling out some forms......you dont a lawyer for clerical work. A job application is more complicated.

If you have a downstream problem....visa overstays, background problems, etc. then see a lawyer.

[Morning Sunshine 0]

I need to know i had A lawyer in brazil and all he wanted was money, it like I peyed him two times for the same job he did not 4really go to work intell i got there now i have a lawyer in NYC and he has no power to make this go fasgter so i ask what God is a lawyer

At this stage all you are doing is filling out some forms......you dont a lawyer for clerical work. A job application is more complicated.

If you have a downstream problem....visa overstays, background problems, etc. then see a lawyer.

Hello! We researched the lawyers who were available locally and on the net and we found the cheapest one with the best testimonials. We opted for an attorney on the net and he had very low fees. We have found out that he so far has prevented RFE's at USCIS because we had no touches and then got our NOA2 in 5 months. Therefore, I would say that lawyers have no power over when you get approved but they can prevent RFE's. If you feel like you can't do it on your own then hire an economical lawyer not one who charges in the thousands. Mine only charged in the hundreds. If you need his information then contact me. Good luck in your journey.

Mahitab

Edited January 15, 2009 by ~Dream Love~

[daboyz 36]

I need to know i had A lawyer in brazil and all he wanted was money, it like I peyed him two times for the same job he did not 4really go to work intell i got there now i have a lawyer in NYC and he has no power to make this go fasgter so i ask what God is a lawyer

It will slow it down no matter what. Instead of sending all the documentation directly to USCIS, you have to send it to your lawyer, and then they send it in. So there's no way around that delay. I sent my paperwork in 1st week of January 2008. My lawyer didn't get around to sending it to USCIS until the last week of February. That was just the 1st of numerous errors they made. I can only speak to my case. They were probably the most incompetent people I have ever dealt with.

[a-star 0]

I need to know i had A lawyer in brazil and all he wanted was money, it like I peyed him two times for the same job he did not 4really go to work intell i got there now i have a lawyer in NYC and he has no power to make this go fasgter so i ask what God is a lawyer

It will slow it down no matter what. Instead of sending all the documentation directly to USCIS, you have to send it to your lawyer, and then they send it in. So there's no way around that delay. I sent my paperwork in 1st week of January 2008. My lawyer didn't get around to sending it to USCIS until the last week of February. That was just the 1st of numerous errors they made. I can only speak to my case. They were probably the most incompetent people I have ever dealt with.

Yes and you have to wait for their call coz you cant contact them always busy and not in their offices Me i have to wake up 2 am just to talk to him coz of diff time zone. Only their secretary answers the phone and whats else, just told you that they will call you back and wait and wait for nothing.