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dingdong   0

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Hello..

So, we received a notice of action from the USCIS regarding "request for initial interview" for the adjustment of status form I-485, which was filed based on marriage.

They mentioned a list of things to bring to the interview and one of the lines says: "you may bring your attorney"..

I asked many friends and I received mixed opinions regarding whether or not to hire an immigration attorney to come with us to the interview...

I even asked an attorney by email and he said that I don't have to bring an attorney to the interview, but it's usually "preferable!"...(so expected from him).. and he said that he'd charge us $500 for familiarizing himself with our case + accompanying us to the interview...

So..my question is.. do people usually bring an attorney along with them to the interview?...is it really preferable?..is it worth the $500?...at the same time some people told me that MAYBE if you bring an attorney with you (for this straight forward case) it might look suspicious!! like why would you even need an attorney!!..

As you can see I'm confused here.. replies are appreciated!!

Thank you..

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sachinky   465

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If your case is a simple one and you are in a genuinely in a bonafide marriage, then I don't see why you'd need an attorney. If you have the $500 to spare, and would like some peace of mind, then by all means, go ahead.

You can search around the forums for the usual AOS interviews in order to get a feel of the questions asked.

Good luck! :)

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kokobearus   4

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Hello..

So, we received a notice of action from the USCIS regarding "request for initial interview" for the adjustment of status form I-485, which was filed based on marriage.

They mentioned a list of things to bring to the interview and one of the lines says: "you may bring your attorney"..

I asked many friends and I received mixed opinions regarding whether or not to hire an immigration attorney to come with us to the interview...

I even asked an attorney by email and he said that I don't have to bring an attorney to the interview, but it's usually "preferable!"...(so expected from him).. and he said that he'd charge us $500 for familiarizing himself with our case + accompanying us to the interview...

So..my question is.. do people usually bring an attorney along with them to the interview?...is it really preferable?..is it worth the $500?...at the same time some people told me that MAYBE if you bring an attorney with you (for this straight forward case) it might look suspicious!! like why would you even need an attorney!!..

As you can see I'm confused here.. replies are appreciated!!

Thank you..

I had an atty whe I did the interview but in my opinion, you don't need one. They don't do anything for you . If you have all the doccuments ,then I think you don't need an atty. It's a waste of money to hire one for this.

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touched April 8,2010

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NOA2 received 6/28/2010

NVC case# assigned 7/2/2010

aos fee bill&ds3032 received 7/8/2010

aos fee paid and emailed ds3032 7/8/2010

iv bill paid 7/12/10

iv packet mailed 7/13/10

aos packet scanned 7/20/10

iv packet scanned 7/22/10

case complete 8/18/10

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HeatDeath   430

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Thirded. Normal cases do not normally need an attorney. If you have had no legal complications or denials to this point and have no obvious "red flags" (like prior criminal records, not being able to speak each other's language, etc) you'll be fine.

DON'T PANIC

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