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For peace of mind, I would never hire an attorney, I'd do it myself, Time after time after time we see people here in VJ asking for advice to fix their cases because the high paid lawyers they hired f

Crazy Cat
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Why would you need an attorney for an N-400?  That was the easiest part of the entire immigration process. 

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Why would you need an attorney for an N-400?  That was the easiest part of the entire immigration process. 

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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37 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Why would you need an attorney for an N-400?  That was the easiest part of the entire immigration process. 

Personal choice. This thread is really about the ones who paid.

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1 hour ago, Visitor User said:

Personal choice. This thread is really about the ones who paid.

I see.  The only people I know who hired attorneys had very complicated cases.  Good luck.  

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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17 minutes ago, Visitor User said:


Right. How much did they pay?

Attorney fees vary a lot. If your case is complicated, you can expect $7-12 or even more. Also, keep in mind that VJ is mostly full of DIYers, so you probably won't get much people that used attorneys in here.

FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

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&1000 for helping me filling the application, and he attended the interview with me as well.

I also hired the same lawyer for 485, 751. 

 

 

2/13/23 Mailed application to USCIS

2/15/23 USCIS Received Application 

2/25/23 USCIS Scheduled for bio appointment (online update)

3/15/23 Bio appointment 

3/15/23 Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS

7/25/23 Interview was scheduled  

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18 minutes ago, ArizonaPHX said:

&1000 for helping me filling the application, and he attended the interview with me as well.

I also hired the same lawyer for 485, 751. 

 

 

Only $1k????

FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

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7 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Only $1k????

yes. its very good price but I had hire him twice before, and honestly the N-400 is very easy form to fill. I personally would not hire a lawyer for N-400 unless you have a complicated case.

2/13/23 Mailed application to USCIS

2/15/23 USCIS Received Application 

2/25/23 USCIS Scheduled for bio appointment (online update)

3/15/23 Bio appointment 

3/15/23 Case Is Being Actively Reviewed By USCIS

7/25/23 Interview was scheduled  

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13 hours ago, Visitor User said:

For those they chose the lawyer/attorney route for whatever reason. How much were your fees not counting the $725 for N-400 and Biometric?

1k. I hired this attorney for my I-751 as well. Only reason I opted for help with N400 was my prior divorce and a traffic ticket on record. I could have easily done it myself but chose that 1K was worth my peace of mind.

 

Attending the interview was an additional $500. This was optional.

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I know someone with prior arrests who got quoted 5K from a lawyer just to take the case. This is in Fairfield County, CT. 

 

He didn't end up hiring a lawyer and got his Citizenship. We obtained all court and police records and truthfully answered all questions. 

4/12/13 - sent I-485 package

4/15/13 - USCIS Chicago Lockbox received package

4/22/13 - got email and txt

4/29/13 - received NOA in mail

5/08/13 - received biometrics appointment for 5/22

5/09/13 - successful early walk in at Port Chester, NY office

5/22/13 - I-485 updated to Testing & Interview

6/18/13 - EAD went to production

6/21/13 - Card/Document Production for EAD - second email

6/24/13 - EAD mailed

6/26/13 - EAD arrived

7/18/13 - got email about interview

7/20/13 - got hard copy interview letter

08/23/13 - interview - Approved dancin5hr.gif(card production & decision email)

08/28/13 - card production - second email

08/29/13 - card mailed

09/03/13 - card arrived

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05/27/2016 - N-400 mailed

06/02/2016 - NOA date

06/24/2016 - biometrics appointment

11/28/2016 - interview scheduled for January 9th, 2017

01/09/2017 - interview passed

01/20/2017 - Oath Ceremony

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16 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Attorney fees vary a lot. If your case is complicated, you can expect $7-12 or even more. Also, keep in mind that VJ is mostly full of DIYers, so you probably won't get much people that used attorneys in here.

True. So what about a simple slam dunk case? $500-$2000 depending on lawyer experience?

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13 hours ago, ArizonaPHX said:

&1000 for helping me filling the application, and he attended the interview with me as well.

I also hired the same lawyer for 485, 751. 

 

 

Good deal. How many years of experience did this lawyer have? 
 

How much for your Green Card process?

13 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Only $1k????

If the lawyer is fairly new that’s a good rate for a simple case.

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5 hours ago, ArizonaPHX said:

yes. its very good price but I had hire him twice before, and honestly the N-400 is very easy form to fill. I personally would not hire a lawyer for N-400 unless you have a complicated case.


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