Always Hire a Lawyer ?

[pushbrk 13,173]

On 12/18/2019 at 7:51 AM, MikeMinusWife said:

So I'm just about at the due date for receiving my NOA2, and obviously like many others I still have a long and painful wait before I can bring my family to the US to live with me.  I work with a very diverse group of people many of whom have themselves been through one or other of the variations of this process and almost without exception every single one of them asks me the same question - "do you have an immigration attorney, it really helps speed things up".

 

So am I missing something here ?  Is it wise to bring an attorney on board even if there are no immediate issues with your application ?

 

Any advice appreciated.

Professional assistance is not limited to lawyers.  https://www.visajourney.com/partners/

 

Your upcoming affidavit of support is the most complicated part of the process for most people.

[Nitas_man 3,100]

On 12/18/2019 at 7:51 AM, MikeMinusWife said:

So I'm just about at the due date for receiving my NOA2, and obviously like many others I still have a long and painful wait before I can bring my family to the US to live with me.  I work with a very diverse group of people many of whom have themselves been through one or other of the variations of this process and almost without exception every single one of them asks me the same question - "do you have an immigration attorney, it really helps speed things up".

 

So am I missing something here ?  Is it wise to bring an attorney on board even if there are no immediate issues with your application ?

 

Any advice appreciated.

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[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

On 12/18/2019 at 5:36 PM, Orangesapples said:

You only need a lawyer if you have some special type of circumstance, such as criminal convictions, illegal crossings or if you need a waiver. Otherwise, a lawyer is a waste of money. I got my K1 visa, then green card without a lawyer and both of my interviews were very easy. Save some money and do it yourself. 

This. And to be honest, the application process for many in this context really is just a cost-benefit analysis. The more easily/readily one can complete it on their own, the more they should. Anything that complicates the application, makes it more time consuming or complex, the more logically they should lean toward a lawyer. As described in prior posts, it's not meant to be some to be some magic bullet, like you're directly influencing the process, but to utilize their comparative advantage to have someone else (who more specializes in what you need) do it at a less-cost, to overall have a net-gain in results for you.

Edited December 20, 2019 by Burnt Reynolds

[gandalfo 13]

Speaking from personal experience - lawyer was a waste of money. He did not speed up the process in any way. In fact, we discovered that had made a lot of mistakes filling out the papers. Later on into the process, having read more about the details of all the paperwork, I actually felt embarrassed having hired an attorney, because it's totally doable on your own. There's so much information out there on the official websites and the community here is very helpful. We quit the attorney in the NVC stage and so far we are very satified with our decision. 

When we announced the lawyer we wish to not use his services anymore, he started to really push how this process is really difficult and we would not be able to do it without it. He even offered a discount price for ebing loyal clients, but it was still thousands of dollars. It's just a business for them. They make it seem like you're helpless in this situation and they will fix all that for you, they will take care of this extremely complicated process, they have the miracolous knowledge that we don't have access to. 

 

Yes, it is a complicated process, but doable. You just have to invest some time in reading all the informatin and instructions out there. 

 

But this was my own personal experience. I have quite a regular case without any major abnormalties. Might be different for someone who has issues with criminal record or something. Help from an attorney might be necessary in those instances. 

[Teb Tengri 0]

Given the low, relative, cost of attorneys in Mexico compared to the US I only plan on paying to have questions answered about what Mexico requires to exit the country with my step daughter and any other confusing stuff.

 

I'll procure fill out and send all documents myself

[lakersgirl 0]

I won't agree that lawyers are a waste of time. I mean I used lawyers when I was taking my parents to the states. They did help me out a lot. Also I found a really good medical lawyer for my husband when he was sick. He worked at a factory for almost 20 years and last year he suddenly started developing all these symptoms like constant coughing and general fatigue. Turns out he got mesothelioma and needed a mesothelioma lawyer because we started a lawsuit against the factory. I found a good one that really help us find the compensation and overall I have to say lawyers really helped me and my family a lot. So no lawyers are not a waste of time, doesn't matter which field they practice law at.

Edited February 22, 2020 by lakersgirl

[Orangesapples 1,954]

35 minutes ago, lakersgirl said:

I won't agree that lawyers are a waste of time. I mean I used lawyers when I was taking my parents to the states. They did help me out a lot. Also I found a really good medical lawyer for my husband when he was sick. He worked at a factory for almost 20 years and last year he suddenly started developing all these symptoms like constant coughing and general fatigue. Turns out he got mesothelioma and needed a mesothelioma lawyer because we started a lawsuit against the factory. I found a good one that really help us find the compensation and overall I have to say lawyers really helped me and my family a lot. So no lawyers are not a waste of time, doesn't matter which field they practice law at.

Lawyers are useful when you want to sue someone. However, for most immigration cases, lawyers are a waste of money. 

[Crazy Cat 42,547]

Just now, Orangesapples said:

Lawyers are useful when you want to sue someone. However, for most immigration cases, lawyers are a waste of money. 

The attorney we hired caused a 3 month delay in our case due to providing us incorrect information and a failure (I believe) to send required documents to NVC.