Who has processed their own petition without a lawyer

[Ryan H 3,812]

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Filed paperwork myself; did not use a lawyer.

[Chucks 107]

4 hours ago, Abies said:

In addition to what O&O has stated,you can add other supporting docs if you have like flight itenery of any family member that came to Nigeria with you during the wedding,a brief write up on how you both met,screenshots of calls/chat logs,add him as a beneficiary on your insurances(life,retirement)if you have one,copy of the confirmation page  of his registration with the Intergovernmental marriage committee(IMC)which enables anyone that has access to your marriage certificate number anywhere in the world access online. as well as any other supporting document you have.

 

For the IMC,it depends on where the marriage was done because if it was done in Ikoyi,you shouldn't bother about the registration with IMC.

 

 

I had my wedding in aba state and i didn't register anything...and to contribute my wife petition for me and we went through it and out successful and now i got my visa approved and in hand

[Abies 1,713]

27 minutes ago, Chucks said:

I had my wedding in aba state and i didn't register anything...and to contribute my wife petition for me and we went through it and out successful and now i got my visa approved and in hand

That's you but for some others that went through it before you,they got it.

You are not the first to get approved and have visa in hand and you won't be the last either. 

 

Immigration is like fingerprints,all cases are different.

Edited June 24, 2018 by Abies

[Abies 1,713]

13 minutes ago, Abies said:

That's you but for some others that went through it before you,they got it.

You are not the first to get approved and have visa in hand and you won't be the last either. 

 

Immigration is like fingerprints,all cases are different.

EDIT: I thought you said it was ready for pick but yet to be collected?

[Chucks 107]

57 minutes ago, Abies said:

EDIT: I thought you said it was ready for pick but yet to be collected?

I was email to come ģet it ..and please don't misunderstand me,I never say I'm the first to go through this process or the last,I only said I didn't register my marriage just like u said and was given my marriage certificate the same day after my wedding..my contribution was to the lady who need help to bring her husband with her..and nobody know it all..we all here to contribute to help one another 

Edited June 24, 2018 by Chucks

[Abies 1,713]

25 minutes ago, Chucks said:

I was email to come ģet it ..and please don't misunderstand me,I never say I'm the first to go through this process or the last,I only said I didn't register my marriage just like u said and was given my marriage certificate the same day after my wedding..my contribution was to the lady who need help to bring her husband with her..and nobody know it all..we all here to contribute to help one another 

Chucks,you shouldn't have edited your previous message("I got my visa... and you didnt")you should have left it for everyone to see if what you wrote was right/proper.

You got your visa before me was because you got married and filed before me,you don't have to mock me/anyone with it.

You haven't even left Nigeria and your already mocking people.

 

May God forgive you.

[Chucks 107]

25 minutes ago, Abies said:

Chucks,you shouldn't have edited your previous message("I got my visa... and you didnt")you should have left it for everyone to see if what you wrote was right/proper.

You got your visa before me was because you got married and filed before me,you don't have to mock me/anyone with it.

You haven't even left Nigeria and your already mocking people.

 

May God forgive you.

Again Abies u misunderstood me..I can never mock u or anybody in here,that's a mistake and that's not what I mean..U have help me in the past by Answer ing my question when I need help..sorry that not what I mean..i can't mock u that u didn't get u visa which I know ur gonna get it...it not by my power that I'm approve it..it nothing but God favour.so won't say such thing to you

[Max! 10]

Me so far I have delt with USCIS 5/ NVC plus times in last 10 years. 

 

First t for our N400 for family of 5 I filled it out all and did on my own. 

 

Then an my own wife’s CR-1 / K3  ( i130 and i129F ) 

 

Then few other friends and local town peoples veriois stuff few N400 Few i130 1 i751 

 

and Now my own wife’s i751 

 

so far no RFE on any of them. 

 

( no I don’t work for immigration lawyer or fern or anything related to immigration. I just helped them as they requested. ) 

 

Edited June 24, 2018 by Max!

[ramesesthe2nd 149]

Most lawyers care about making money above everything else. Whether your paperwork is all in order or not is not their biggest concern. Worst come to worse, you will get a checklist and your lawyer will make few more hours on your dime. Unless paperwork is something that bugs the bejesus out of you and you have a hard time understanding basic terms (for e.g., if you are not sure who the applicant is), you are better off doing your own paperwork. For me, I want to be with my wife ASAP and I don't have time nor money for attorneys. YMMY.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

4 minutes ago, ramesesthe2nd said:

Most lawyers care about making money above everything else. Whether your paperwork is all in order or not is not their biggest concern. Worst come to worse, you will get a checklist and your lawyer will make few more hours on your dime. Unless paperwork is something that bugs the bejesus out of you and you have a hard time understanding basic terms (for e.g., if you are not sure who the applicant is), you are better off doing your own paperwork. For me, I want to be with my wife ASAP and I don't have time nor money for attorneys. YMMY.

Lawyers don't work for free and neither do you.  Lawyers don't run charities.  Pretty sure when you go to work, you care about making money too.

 

 

[ramesesthe2nd 149]

Just now, Jojo92122 said:

Lawyers don't work for free and neither do you.  Lawyers don't run charities.  Pretty sure when you go to work, you care about making money too.

 

 

Of course I do and I am not asking them to run charities either. I am just saying most of them are just more interested in making extra money one way or another than providing simple and honest advice and requested services for money. It's the basic conflict of interest. 

 

I did talk to an attorney before I filed my case and he showed me a large stack of paperwork and told me it would be impossible to do this without professional help, so I took his advice and did all of it on my own.  

[Bengoj 133]

On 6/24/2018 at 12:25 AM, Abies said:

In addition to what O&O has stated,you can add other supporting docs if you have like flight itenery of any family member that came to Nigeria with you during the wedding,a brief write up on how you both met,screenshots of calls/chat logs,add him as a beneficiary on your insurances(life,retirement)if you have one,copy of the confirmation page  of his registration with the Intergovernmental marriage committee(IMC)which enables anyone that has access to your marriage certificate number anywhere in the world access online. as well as any other supporting document you have.

 

For the IMC,it depends on where the marriage was done because if it was done in Ikoyi,you shouldn't bother about the registration with IMC.

 

 

It was done in akure ondo state

[Eye 74]

On 6/23/2018 at 11:25 PM, Abies said:

In addition to what O&O has stated,you can add other supporting docs if you have like flight itenery of any family member that came to Nigeria with you during the wedding,a brief write up on how you both met,screenshots of calls/chat logs,add him as a beneficiary on your insurances(life,retirement)if you have one,copy of the confirmation page  of his registration with the Intergovernmental marriage committee(IMC)which enables anyone that has access to your marriage certificate number anywhere in the world access online. as well as any other supporting document you have.

 

For the IMC,it depends on where the marriage was done because if it was done in Ikoyi,you shouldn't bother about the registration with IMC.

 

 

Abies please what's IMC? Cause I don't have my marriage registered in IMC

[Kanene 74]

I am at my nvc stage my wife sent AOS and tax payment document to NVC March nvc later sent us mail to send some missing document till date we have not gotten an appointment letter the last time my wife called nvc they told her to tell me to gather my civil document how long more do we have to wait to get appointment letter our process will get to 14months this July

[Max! 10]

35 minutes ago, Kanene said:

I am at my nvc stage my wife sent AOS and tax payment document to NVC March nvc later sent us mail to send some missing document till date we have not gotten an appointment letter the last time my wife called nvc they told her to tell me to gather my civil document how long more do we have to wait to get appointment letter our process will get to 14months this July

That’s long process. 4 weeks from you send documents check if your NVC status turned to N/A  call them  everyday. What embassy is interview sometimes they may not have dates available.