k-1 visa processing

[John&Gazelle 0]

Hi! i just wanna ask if those US lawyer who offer USA Visa Processing can make visa processing faster?Does it really helps or its just a waste of money? pls i need opinions. thank you!

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Hi! i just wanna ask if those US lawyer who offer USA Visa Processing can make visa processing faster?Does it really helps or its just a waste of money? pls i need opinions. thank you!

A lawyer cannot make your visa processing go faster. You can do it yourself and save money. Just follow the guides here on VJ, and ask any questions you might have. The people on VJ are very helpful.

[JenniferS 4]

I dont imagine it would save any time, as the bulk of the time spent waiting is the paperwork just sitting on a shelf waiting for someone to get to it. I'm not sure even a lawyer could speed that up. Maybe they have some pull though. I do think it would be a waste of money in the sense that its a pretty simple process to go through on your own, providing you both speak english. It is a bit intimidating at first, but with some research and the help of some good friends and guides here at VJ, it's doable =) I looked into a lawyer before we started the process as well, thinking all the legal jargon would be too much for me, and now I'm so glad I didnt. But, I guess if I had the extra money lying around (but who does with all these fees that go along with the process!?!? And of course the money spent on traveling to see the fiance!) then I would have gotten a lawyer. Best of luck!

Jenn

[JeannieL 44]

We did it ourselves...In the beginning Kenny went to see a lawyer for a quote and to find out a little info. I started doing some research and found this site. VJ is a wonderful site for reference and help. People are generally helpful and friendly. From what I have seen with lawyers is that they actually slow the process down. It's like having a middle man in the process. Check out the guides and the forums....I think that you will find that you can do this yourselves and save a lot of money and time.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Good Luck!

[canadianjade 1]

Ok, so I needed to pipe in here!

You don't need a lawyer. I wish I had found this site early in our process. We DID use a lawyer and here's what I can tell you. The process was delayed because we needed to send things to her and then she needed to submit to the various govt agencies. Also, there were occasions when we wouldn't hear from her for 2 weeks and then she would request "the last piece of documentation" in order to complete our application. Basically, just buying herself some time when in fact we could have completed the entire process on our own in about an hour.

But, here's the kicker. After almost $4000 later I still don't have my Visa. My interview was last week and because our lawyer told us that a tax extenstion in lieu of my husbands 2010 tax returns were ok to use, I was refused my Visa until I provided the required documents. The CO said to me "your lawyer was very wrong". There's a link to my whole story here if you're interested - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/322962-canadian-cr1-refusal-at-todays-interview-in-montreal-needs-additional-documentation/

The long and the short of it? Do this yourself and use Visa Journey as a guide. You'll find everything you need here. Learn to navigate the site and build relationships with other people going through the same process as you.