solo vs lawyer

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Read the stories on VJ and make your own decision. Just like real life. You must balance the "YOU MUST USE A LAWYER" and "YOU MUST DIY" posts on VJ.

We did it ourselves and were fine.

[eric&gen 0]

Save some greens fly solo. Its really easy just follow instrustions ask questions when you feel the need to.

[homesick_american 1]

Flying solo or getting a lawyer. Is it really worth getting a lawyer or is it possible to do it ourselves? I'd like peoples opinion, especially those who did it solo.

We did it solo. Unless your case has complications there's no reason why you couldn't do it yourself. Plenty of people here have done it themselves without any problems.

If you have an overstay or a criminal conviction in the background of the beneficiary, then you may want to talk to a lawyer.

[Dakine 26]

If both people have their own PCs, printers and are computer wise then I'd say go for it solo!

[eric&gen 0]

If both people have their own PCs, printers and are computer wise then I'd say go for it solo!

How we did it and everything came out fine.

[Addie_Goodvibes 0]

How many people have been sought help from immigration lawyers ??...And do you think it sped up the process or is it a waste of money ???

Here is my take on this ( by BTW this would be good to post in the main forum)

Hiring an Immigration Attorney is not a waste of money if your case justifies it or if one is unsire on the entire process.

As with most things it i sbest to do it correctly with the guidance of professional help rather than doing things wrong, missing documents filing incorrectly and further delaying or risking a denial.

That being said, A little research time spent in READING instructions on immigration forms, for most AOS cases so long as beneficioary was found to be in violation of USCIS policies ( undocumented cect..) thne most couples can file them selves.

I filed for my wife , did the entire process myself

The total cost including copy and rpinting fees, mailing fees, country registrar fees ect.

was just under $1000.00 We were approved & had 10 Year GC in Hand inside of 7 months from filing date.

Another lesss costly alternative is using the services of a Legal Doucment Assistant who will file everything for you be sure everything is correct and do everything an attornety would do except offer legal advice. Our friends used an LDA and it cost them 600.00 verzsus attorney fees that would have rainged between 2500- 5000 $$$

I have only heard people complainuing when using attorneys, Attorneys have a tendancy to sit on cases and there is a middle man ( the attroney ) that often delays the processing of a case.

If your case is simple AOS then anyone who can read & Comprehend the English language can file themselves.

All the resources all available and very clear on what the process is.