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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Canada
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I am trying to decide which immigration laywers to use to apply for the K3 visa for my spouse. Does anyone have any advice on who to use? Anyone have any good experiences with any particular immigration lawyers? I was thinking about using Holmes & Lolly immigration attorneys (http://www.fianceevisas.com/) any comments on them? Thank you in advance.

Filed: Country: Pakistan
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When I applied for my citizenship i used a lawyer which I really didn't need but it was my first time dealing with USCIS so i email AILA (american immigration lawyers association) and asked for recommendations and not only did they recommend but got a free consulation.

Check them out at http://www.aila.org/

btw: I applied for my wife's K# just by reading in this forum and didn't need a lawyer

Khurram

***I-130***

2006-12-14 I-130 Sent to Vermont Service Center

2007-01-12 I-130 NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***I-129F (new form)***

2007-01-31 I-129F Sent to Chicago

2007-02-07 I-129F NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***US Embassy Islamabad***

2007-04-25 Packet Received by my wife

2007-05-15 Medical Exam

2007-05-29 Interview Approved!

2007-05-29 AP starts

2007-11-01 Wife got call to pickup her Visa from American Express

2008-01-12 POE at JFK

***I-485***

2008-11-10 I-485 Sent to Chicago

2008-11-20 Payment accepted

2008-11-22 I-485 NOA1

2009-01-09 Biometric

2009-03-08 Interview Letter

2009-04-08 Interview Approved!

2009-04-08 Welcome letter received

2009-04-18 Green Card Received

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Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and anything posted is just my own opinion

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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I am trying to decide which immigration laywers to use to apply for the K3 visa for my spouse. Does anyone have any advice on who to use? Anyone have any good experiences with any particular immigration lawyers? I was thinking about using Holmes & Lolly immigration attorneys (http://www.fianceevisas.com/) any comments on them? Thank you in advance.

Unless you don't feel comfortable organizing and handling the paperwork or you have an unusual circumstance involved in your case, there really is no reason to use any attorney.

If you choose to go with one, you should make sure they are a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and be sure to consult first and ask a lot of questions before making any commitment.

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If your case is straight forward, then you don't need a lawyer for CR-1/K-3 process. This forum is an excellent resource for you.

I am trying to decide which immigration laywers to use to apply for the K3 visa for my spouse. Does anyone have any advice on who to use? Anyone have any good experiences with any particular immigration lawyers? I was thinking about using Holmes & Lolly immigration attorneys (http://www.fianceevisas.com/) any comments on them? Thank you in advance.

I-130 Timeline with USCIS:

It took 92 days for I-130 to get approved from the filing date

NVC Process of I-130:

It took 78 days to complete the NVC process

Interview Process at The U.S. Embassy

Interview took 223 days from the I-130 filing date. Immigrant Visa was issued right after the interview

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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Ditto.

CR-1

02/05/07 - I-130 sent to NSC

05/03/07 - NOA2

05/10/07 - NVC receives petition, case # assigned

08/08/07 - Case Complete

09/27/07 - Interview, visa granted

10/02/07 - POE

11/16/07 - Received green card and Welcome to America letter in the mail

Removing Conditions

07/06/09 - I-751 sent to CSC

08/14/09 - Biometrics

09/27/09 - Approved

10/01/09 - Received 10 year green card

U.S. Citizenship

03/30/11 - N-400 sent via Priority Mail w/ delivery confirmation

05/12/11 - Biometrics

07/20/11 - Interview - passed

07/20/11 - Oath ceremony - same day as interview

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Cuba
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Honestly I suggest that if you are fluent in english and dont mind having to deal with paperwork, do it yourself. Follow the guides under the Guides tab click K3 visa everything you need to know is there step by step. Sometimes when you use a lawyer it can take longer becasue the lawyer will not be ontop of things like you will be on your own case. Lawyer are to busy and dont have time to do shortcuts like generate barcodes and coversheets. its better if you do it on your own plus you save a ton of money. but if you do use a lawyer do your research and only use a lawyer not one of these immigration services that only help you fill out forms. there no good trust me.

Alamir0115

*On Fourm search type Shortcuts then the fourm that says Time Savers for NVC, plus Knowing your Case # then look for James shortscuts their really helpful for cr-1 visa maybe they can help for K3 too.

My Timeline

1/17/2007-Married

USCIS

3/09/2007-I130 sent

3/15/2007-USCIS recived I130

3/21/2007-NOA1 approved

3/22/2007-NOA2 approved Aproved in 7days

NVC

4/09/2007-NVC Case # assigned

4/16/2007-DS3032 and AOS Bill generated

4/18/2007-I sent DS3032 by email (shortcut)

4/20/2007-NVC replied re: DS3032 and DS230 bill generated

4/23/2007-Sent AOS Bill payment overnight (james Shortcuts)

4/24/2007- NVC recived AOS $70 payment

4/30/2007- Recived IV Fee bill

4/30/2007- Payed IV Fee bill $ 380.00

5/01/2007- AOS Generated

5/01/2007- NVC recived IV Fee Bill Payment.

5/07/2007- DS-230 Generated.

5/10/2007- Recived AOS in mail

5/14/2007- Sent AOS Overnight

5/17/2007- Recived DS-230

5/17/2007- Sents DS-230 Overnight Didnt use Shortcut because coversheet changed

5/21/2007- NVC recives DS-230

5/24/2007- Called NVC-RFE for affidavit sent

5/31/2007- Recived RFE in mail

5/31/2007- Responded to RFE

5/31/2007- RFE checklist sent re:DS230 NVC Changed Processing for HAV have to send more documents

6/01/2007- NVC recived my response to RFE.

6/08/2007- Recived Checklist Waiting on Police Certificate can't do anything till that comes.

6/19/2007- Sent Response to RFE.

7/02/2007- Case Complet at NVC waiting for appointment

8/16/2007- Appointment Set.

8/17/2007- Case sent to Havana (Also our 7th month anneversary Good Day! Good Day!)

US Intrest Section In Havana

9/13/2007- Interview in Havana-Visa approved !

9/17/2007- Started Carta Blanca.

10/12/2007- Carta Blanca recived. Went to go buy plan ticket :)

10/17/2007- WELCOME TO MIAMI He's finally here !

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I am trying to decide which immigration laywers to use to apply for the K3 visa for my spouse. Does anyone have any advice on who to use? Anyone have any good experiences with any particular immigration lawyers? I was thinking about using Holmes & Lolly immigration attorneys (http://www.fianceevisas.com/) any comments on them? Thank you in advance.

We had a good immigration lawyer for our K-1 but I advice against hiring one, we paid $2500. It is not worth the money. I could have handled the paperwork and the organization. We were so new back then with this kind of USCIS application and my fiance and I were too busy in love. :)

I wish I had chanced upon useful forums like VJ before.

Plus, working with lawyers and paralegals added months of wait for me and my husband. They do not simply submit forms whenever we were ready, they go by clients' schedules of cases.

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