K-1 Fiance Visa to the USA; Lawyer or help needed

[RobertAtlantaUSA 1]

Thank for all the great advice. Im considering just filing for DCF and getting married before I file. I think that would take less time than filing for a K-1. Any thoughts?

[raven52 233]

May I suggest something else. As we did in the Philippines.

Can you find a "Reputable" visa company, that processes a very good reputation?

If so, (as we did in the Phils) I would suggest you try that.

The paper work certainly can be done, using this site's guides. But, it is long and tedious.

Lawyers cost thousands of dollars, a good visa company cost us only a few hundred, from K-1 application, to P.O.E.!

We were lucky, our visa company in Cebu, was owned and run by an attorney.

I would do it myself before I would take it to a lawyer, too much money, and will, 'most likely' delay your process.

Just my opinion. An 'excellent' visa company worked for us.

I have heard nothing 'good' about USA visa companies, and they put an "up front cost" that is far less than you would be charged. Try to find one in Thailand.

[Ning 619]

May I suggest something else. As we did in the Philippines.

Can you find a "Reputable" visa company, that processes a very good reputation?

If so, (as we did in the Phils) I would suggest you try that.

The paper work certainly can be done, using this site's guides. But, it is long and tedious.

Lawyers cost thousands of dollars, a good visa company cost us only a few hundred, from K-1 application, to P.O.E.!

We were lucky, our visa company in Cebu, was owned and run by an attorney.

I would do it myself before I would take it to a lawyer, too much money, and will, 'most likely' delay your process.

Just my opinion. An 'excellent' visa company worked for us.

I have heard nothing 'good' about USA visa companies, and they put an "up front cost" that is far less than you would be charged. Try to find one in Thailand.

A " reputable " visa company in Thailand? My husband asked the embassy officer even though we didn't need one, if they found one to be better than another. He replied " we wouldnt even work with the ones in the area of the embassy if we didn't have to '.

Most if not all of these companies are run by lawyers. All of them do the same things. The client sits in front of a data input person that transcribes the forms. They usually submit the case file to the embassy. How long that takes is dictated by how prepared the client is.

[RobertAtlantaUSA 1]

Thanks for all the info. We decided to get married and did so on January 23rd then filed DCF in Bangkok on January 28th. I did all the paperwork myself instead of hiring a lawyer or agency, and yes it was alot but the USCIS lady was very helpful and corrected all my mistakes and told me exactly what I needed, then she accepted my I-130.

I have found with filing these papers, as well as many things in life, the hardest part of a journey is taking the first step, after that, its not too bad.