Lost AOS package

[Unidentified 2,930]

1 minute ago, Aneta73 said:

Yes, I have an official receipt I aid them. I think I will go the the office tomorrow, with my husband,  and will have a nice talk with the whole staff.

 

I wouldn't be pushy if they were honest with us. I think they took too many clents cases and cannot keep up with workload.

I think you should just dump them once you have confirmed they actually sent it and receive your case number. 

[Meow73 22]

1 minute ago, Unidentified said:

I think you should just dump them once you have confirmed they actually sent it and receive your case number. 

That's my plan. I'm just wondering , once I get my NOA's, can I contact USCIS and took the attorney off my case?

[PollyC 119]

10 minutes ago, Aneta73 said:

That's my plan. I'm just wondering , once I get my NOA's, can I contact USCIS and took the attorney off my case?

 

i just found a really old post about how to remove an attorney. you can take a look as a reference.

 

https://forums.immigration.com/threads/how-to-cancel-attorneys-representation.246454/

 

https://immigrationvoice.org/forum/archive/index.php/t-13979.html

 

since they are old posts, i will just suggest you to call USCIS to check with them the correct method. 

Edited July 27, 2018 by PollyC

[Unidentified 2,930]

8 minutes ago, Aneta73 said:

That's my plan. I'm just wondering , once I get my NOA's, can I contact USCIS and took the attorney off my case?

Absolutely. I don't have experience on this subject as I never had a  lawyer. But if you have given your lawyer permission and wrote their name and contact info on the AOS papers, I am assuming you should let USCIS know you're not with them anymore. 

[geowrian 22,338]

10 minutes ago, Aneta73 said:

It is an law office that was in business for years. Somebody actually recommend them to me.  They were very happy with the service and the price was reasonable.

Then they probably dropped the ball and don't want to admit that they messed up. Not exactly great ethics, but at least it's not a scam.

7 minutes ago, Aneta73 said:

That's my plan. I'm just wondering , once I get my NOA's, can I contact USCIS and took the attorney off my case?

Yes. You can send a letter requesting that they remove the attorney from your case.

"Send us a letter saying you want to withdraw your legal representative and intend to continue your case without any legal representation. If you do so, USCIS will communicate only with you."

[NancyLyz 58]

48 minutes ago, Aneta73 said:

I paid my attorney together with his fees and he was the one mailing his check to the USCIS. That how he told me to do it so now I have no way of checking.

I paid my attorney via a retainer agreement and write my own check for my application fees. Ask for proof that the check has been cashed. The bank statement will show when the check is cashed. 

[Sugarlegetiti 566]

2 hours ago, Aneta73 said:

I paid my attorney together with his fees and he was the one mailing his check to the USCIS. That how he told me to do it so now I have no way of checking.

Your attorney can at least provide you with a tracking number so it can calm your nerves. 

[Amadia 711]

1 hour ago, Aneta73 said:

They told me they used the tracking, however for some reason they wont give it to me or they date when it was mailed.

This is a load of  .

 

If you are paying an attorney (which you really don't need anyways!) for services to be performed, he/she is being PAID to perform a service on your behalf. If they are refusing to provide you with ANY details regarding documents you entrusted in their care, then you need to up the ante and let them know that you will write a formal complaint to the American Immigration Lawyers Association highlighting their refusal to provide attorney-client disclosure which was silently agreed to when you placed money in his/her hands for assistance with immigration services. This is your future they are messing with!

 

2 hours ago, Aneta73 said:

the immigration office lost my package.

When USCIS centers receive packages/case files, they are mandated to upload each single document on their computers and generate a case number for the received petition. This is when they see what is needed, if critical documents were missing from the package, etc. That is the point when they would provide an NOA with any applicable RFEs.

 

Get the tracking information from your shyster attorney or threaten them with being disbarred from practicing immigration law 

[Meow73 22]

I tired to call them now, no response. I sent them email, nothing

I will go tomorrow and will  try get all the papers back. And money that I paid. I cannot believe that it happened to me.

I applied for my husband's citizenship and it was a smooth process. I would fill out AOS  myself but had some problems with affidavit of support so decided to use ,,professionals"

[aznhouston 132]

6 minutes ago, Amadia said:

If you are paying an attorney (which you really don't need anyways!) for services to be performed, he/she is being PAID to perform a service on your behalf. If they are refusing to provide you with ANY details regarding documents you entrusted in their care, then you need to up the ante and let them know that you will write a formal complaint to the American Immigration Lawyers Association highlighting their refusal to provide attorney-client disclosure which was silently agreed to when you placed money in his/her hands for assistance with immigration services. This is your future they are messing with!

 

This would be my action, no threatening. Just proceed with the complaint. These people should not be allowed to practice law at all.

I don't care how reputable they are, if they are too busy already, they should decline working on your case instead of doing it half-###.

[Amadia 711]

11 minutes ago, Aneta73 said:

I tired to call them now, no response. I sent them email, nothing

I will go tomorrow and will  try get all the papers back. And money that I paid. I cannot believe that it happened to me.

I applied for my husband's citizenship and it was a smooth process. I would fill out AOS  myself but had some problems with affidavit of support so decided to use ,,professionals"

You mean professional scam artists! Bunch of loser attorneys with fake credibility..... 

[Highmystic 234]

3 hours ago, Aneta73 said:

My attorney mailed my AOS package a month ago and I didn't hear from USCIS. No receipt, or RFE. My attorney swears they mailed it. I called immigration yesterday and were able to talk to tier 2 officer. He check the system and has no record of my documents. He searched under name, maiden name, ss#, DOB- nothing! Would the office hold the package just like that?

I called my attorney back and they keep telling me to relax,that everything is ok but won't give me the specific date when the docs were sent  or tracking number. They just keeps saying that it is normal and that people usually wait over a month to get a NOA. I am under the impression that they might be lying to me or the immigration office lost my package. I really don't know what should I do? I paid for everything up front and I am afraid I might have to sent the package again and pay again.

 

I read through the comments prior to responding.  Our AOS took exactly 15 days from mail to NOA date.  Granted some are quicker, some are not, but a month is a month.  FIRST off, try to be calm and polite and not yell and scream at the lawyers office, they can and will just call the cops and have you both arrested.  Ask them "has THERE check been cashed yet.?"  They should be able to look easily enough.  They should have ALWAYS gotten a tracking number, and if they say "We have it and you can not see it", is a lie.  If there are no results in a week, I would call and report the agency to your state Attorney General, and also Perhaps call a state congressman about your complaint.  And if all else fails, refile withOUT a "lawyer". YOU can do it yourself, I did and thousands other before me.  Visajourney has been a wonderful help from people who has done that, been there sort of thing.   Then after all is said and done, file small claims for 100 percent of your money back from the "lawyer".   Give it another week though.  the gov is pretty busy!  OH, and ask them "how it was sent"?  UPS,. Priority Mail, FedEx.  could be a clue.  A company normally will use the same carrier for all their mailings and business. 

[Meow73 22]

7 minutes ago, Highmystic said:

I read through the comments prior to responding.  Our AOS took exactly 15 days from mail to NOA date.  Granted some are quicker, some are not, but a month is a month.  FIRST off, try to be calm and polite and not yell and scream at the lawyers office, they can and will just call the cops and have you both arrested.  Ask them "has THERE check been cashed yet.?"  They should be able to look easily enough.  They should have ALWAYS gotten a tracking number, and if they say "We have it and you can not see it", is a lie.  If there are no results in a week, I would call and report the agency to your state Attorney General, and also Perhaps call a state congressman about your complaint.  And if all else fails, refile withOUT a "lawyer". YOU can do it yourself, I did and thousands other before me.  Visajourney has been a wonderful help from people who has done that, been there sort of thing.   Then after all is said and done, file small claims for 100 percent of your money back from the "lawyer".   Give it another week though.  the gov is pretty busy!  OH, and ask them "how it was sent"?  UPS,. Priority Mail, FedEx.  could be a clue.  A company normally will use the same carrier for all their mailings and business. 

I would never yell at them, even though I would love to make a scene :). I will be nice and ask abut the tracking and the check. If they refuse to give it to me, I wills ask for refund and my documents.

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[PollyC 119]

9 minutes ago, Aneta73 said:

I would never yell at them, even though I would love to make a scene :). I will be nice and ask abut the tracking and the check. If they refuse to give it to me, I wills ask for refund and my documents.

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Did you make a copy of the application forms that you filed?

[Meow73 22]

12 minutes ago, PollyC said:

 

Did you make a copy of the application forms that you filed?

 

12 minutes ago, PollyC said:

 

Did you make a copy of the application forms that you filed?

yes, I have copies