Time lawyer takes to assemble spouse/fiance petition

[JC&BS 75]

Hi,

 

How long does it take before the lawyer finishes checking the petition before sending it off? Or do you send it off?

 

I went to one and he said 4 weeks after I gather all documents! I'm thought to myself "What is taking 4 weeks!? You're killing me Smalls!"

[Roel 7,192]

You can do it all within one day all by yourself.

[dwheels76 5,468]

47 minutes ago, JC&BS said:

Hi,

 

How long does it take before the lawyer finishes checking the petition before sending it off? Or do you send it off?

 

I went to one and he said 4 weeks after I gather all documents! I'm thought to myself "What is taking 4 weeks!? You're killing me Smalls!"

There's no standard time for lawyers. I know one took 6 months. Do it yourself you have the package.

[Unlockable 7,314]

1 hour ago, JC&BS said:

Hi,

 

How long does it take before the lawyer finishes checking the petition before sending it off? Or do you send it off?

 

I went to one and he said 4 weeks after I gather all documents! I'm thought to myself "What is taking 4 weeks!? You're killing me Smalls!"

A lawyer can set his or her own timeline. They are independent. There is no law or requirement to have it done in a set time period. 

 

With that being said, you can do it yourself as fast as you are able to. I have read people having it done in 1 day. Just because you have a lawyer doesn't mean it will go faster. And sometimes lawyers even cause delays.

[Crazy Cat 41,855]

My attorney took about 10 days to prepare and send the documents after I supplied them..........if I had to do it again, I would have done it myself to save the $2000 his "service" cost me.

[ms_bobdog 501]

Is yours a complicated case? If not, do it yourself. Plenty of help you can get here.

[JC&BS 75]

Thanks everyone for your tips. I appreciate it. 

 

[Nash Kumasi 36]

I suggested you let the lawyer do it ,if only he or she is already your lawyer , because in case of complication it Will be easier for him/her to over come it .

 

[Going through 5,671]

Lawyers take time because they have other clients to take care of.

 

If you have a straightforward case, quicker to do it on your own.  You have only yourself as your client.

[Crazy Cat 41,855]

2 minutes ago, Going through said:

Lawyers take time because they have other clients to take care of.

 

If you have a straightforward case, quicker to do it on your own.  You have only yourself as your client.

^^^THIS^^^

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Would agree with if it's straight forward, no major issues, red flag, ect... do it yourself.

 

If I had taken a little time to read up on it before we submitted our petition originally, would have saved me the $800. Could have easily done it ourselves.

 

We did our own AOS because knew it would be another waste of money having someone else prepare it all.

[Nemeseax 36]

Just curious, what agencies as Rapid Visa do for their clients? 

[Crazy Cat 41,855]

2 minutes ago, Nemeseax said:

Just curious, what agencies as Rapid Visa do for their clients? 

They collect their fee, request documents and information from you, fill in blank forms with the information you provide, and they mail the forms to USCIS.  They can not speed up the process.

[Mollie09 1,543]

On 5/7/2018 at 11:48 AM, Going through said:

Lawyers take time because they have other clients to take care of.

 

If you have a straightforward case, quicker to do it on your own.  You have only yourself as your client.

To add to this, the ### on the line is yours, not theirs, so always remember to double-check what they do.
Sometimes it's easier to just DIY.

[JC&BS 75]

16 hours ago, Mollie09 said:

To add to this, the ### on the line is yours, not theirs, so always remember to double-check what they do.
Sometimes it's easier to just DIY.

Yes, absolutely. I'll quadruple check.