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Hi everyone...well im just new in this site...and wow im so impress!

Well heres my question and im so confussed at the moment...I hope somebody could give me advice on this...

In processing K1, doing it with a lawyer is better or just doing it by urself....

well hope to hear from u guys...thanx,i would gladly appreciate it!

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pRetTy_aNgeL Rising Star

pRetTy_aNgeL   1

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I suggest to do it by yourself.

Start here:

Guides

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2008 K1Timeline:

I-129F Application

10/25 Received letter from USEM

11/21-11/22 Med Exam

12/02 Interview date, 7AM (Approved)

12/10 Visa on Hand

Date & Place of POE: 12/17 Detroit

03/10/09 Wedding

2009 AOS / EAD / AP Timeline:

4/07 Mailed AOS Package

4/08 Package received

4/14 Cashed Check/

4/18 Biometrics I-485

4/29 Biometrics done

5/02 CSC Transferred

5/05 I-485 Touched (This case is now pending at the office to which it was transferred)(30 days)

5/12 I-485 Touched

5/15 EAD Card Production Ordered and AP Approval notice sent

5/18 EAD/AP Touched

5/20 Touched

5/21 AP Received by Mail (44days)

5/22 EAD Received by Mail (45days)

6/25 GC card production ordered!

6/30 Welcome Letter notice received dated 6/26

7/07 Approval notice sent

7/08 GC received by mail

2012 N-400 Timeline:

5/22 Sent

5/30 Cashed Check

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Nagishkaw   510

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A good place to begin is here :

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...amp;page=guides

And Welcome to VJ!

Don't just open your mouth and prove yourself a fool....put it in writing.

It gets harder the more you know. Because the more you find out, the uglier everything seems.

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All my friends and family kept pressuring me to get a lawyer, but as long as you read everything carefully and use this site for questions that you have you can easily do it yourself and save a lot of money.

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My suggestion is that if you read the guides, examples, embassy reviews....and.....pretty much the whole forum....you can easily do it yourself as many here have done. This is my suggestion only.

PEACE............

When you love someone from the bottom of your heart; so much that you are willing to give your life for your loved one, time and distance takes a backseat. Only love prevails. And with love in you hearts you can overcome anything.

January 21, 2010 - Submitted AOS

January 25, 2010 - Cory received her SSN

March 9, 2010 - Received appointment for biometrics - will be on March 18

March 18, 2010 - Biometrics done

March 19, 2010 - Touches on I-485 and I-765

March 25, 2010 - Advance Parole approved..received on April 1 in the mail

March 29, 2010 - I-485 notice date, received on April 4, 2010

May 3, 2010 - EAD approved

May 5, 2010 - Date interview....approved

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YuAndDan Grand Master

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This question will get a lot of answers, mostly negative towards lawyers.

VJ is all about DIY. For the most part a lawyer will give you a questioner that you fill out, and then the lawyer transfers your answers to the appropriate forms, something that you can do yourself.

Unless there is something complex in your or your fiancee's background a lawyer may be un-necessary.

If a lawyer tells you that they can make the process go faster, RUN-AWAY! They CANNOT.

OUR TIME LINE Please do a timeline it helps us all, thanks.

Is now a US Citizen immigration completed Jan 12, 2012.

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Look here: A Candle for Love and China Family Visa Forums for Chinese/American relationship,

Visa issues, and lots of info about the Guangzhou and Hong Kong consulate.

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Pretty much everyone here is in favor of doing it yourself. There are some exceptions. If you or your fiancee have ever been in the United States illegally, or have been subject to deportation, or have been refused entry to the United States, or have a criminal background, or if there is any other complicating factor in your case, then you should seriously consider a lawyer.

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TimandJoyce Proficient

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We haven't used a lawyer yet, even though it was strongly suggested to me to do so, and everything has gone quite smoothly so far. My interview at the consulate is on June 23rd, and even the letter from them for everything that I need is very easy to follow. Like it's been suggested, read the guides so you know what to expect every step of the way, and therefore be prepared well ahead of time. That way..no surprises!!

Welcome to VJ!! We're all here to support you. :star: Best wishes for your journey!

K-1 timeline

Sent I-129f Dec. 29, 2008

Received NOA Jan. 10, 2009

NOA2 email sent April 16, 2009, APPROVED

Interview in Vancouver, June 23, 2009 APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!

Wedding, September 19, 2009, South Carolina!!

AOS

Mailed package to Chicago, Oct. 22, 2009

NOA hard copies Nov. 3, 2009

RFE Nov. 17, 2009

Finally mailed back RFE December 15, 2009

Case transferred to CSC January 7th 2010girlfreuya.gif

EAD and AP Approved, cards sent January 8th, 2010!!

AOS approved February 9th 2010 smiley-happy093.gif

Welcome letter and GC received February 16th, 2010

Done with USCIS until 11/08/11

ROC

Sent 1-751 to Vermont Service Center November 18th 2011

NOA November 23, 2011

Biometrics December 23, 2011

RFE Dated Aug. 17; received Aug. 20th

mailed off RFE end of Oct.

Received Email stating card has been ordered Dec. 4

Received Email stating card should arrive within seven days; Dec 6

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Joe_&_Nadiya Rising Star

Joe_&_Nadiya   1

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Hi everyone...well im just new in this site...and wow im so impress!

Well heres my question and im so confussed at the moment...I hope somebody could give me advice on this...

In processing K1, doing it with a lawyer is better or just doing it by urself....

well hope to hear from u guys...thanx,i would gladly appreciate it!

Unfortunately I hired a lawyer before I found this site and by then all the paperwork had already been sent to USCIS. Bottom line is, I would NEVER hire a lawyer and never will when it comes to immigration. I have learned more here and so many of my questions were answered through this site, than my so-called lawyer would have known or answered with such speed. For the next step of our journey (AOS, EAD and AP) I will ONLY use the forums on this site, never again a useless immigration attorney that charges thousands to fill out paperwork that I could do it myself (after all, the documentation has to be provided by me anyway). ;-)

That's my 2 cents, but the decision is up to you.

K1

09/11/08 - I-129F Sent
09/16/08 - I-129F NOA1
02/06/09 - I-129F NOA2
02/13/09 - NVC Received
04/06/09 - NVC Left
04/09/09 - Embassy Received
05/18/09 - Interview Passed/Visa Approved
05/21/09 - Visa Received (picked up at Fedex in Kiev)
05/28/09 - Entered U.S. via JFK
05/29/09 - Applied for SS#
06/08/09 - SS# Received in the mail
06/12/09 - Applied for a Marriage License
06/19/09 - Wedding Day
07/03/09 - SS# under new name received in the mail

AOS/EAD/AP
07/27/09 - I-485, I-765 & I-131 Sent
07/31/09 - Package arrived in Chicago
08/03/09 - NOA for all 3 forms
08/27/09 - Case transferred to CSC
09/02/09 - Biometrics appointment - Done
09/03/09 - EAD touched
09/04/09 - AOS touched
09/14/09 - AP & EAD approved - Card Ordered
09/18/09 - AP Received in the mail
09/21/09 - EAD Card received in the mail
09/25/09 - AOS Approved
09/29/09 - Green Card Sent
10/02/09 - Green Card Received.
12/18/09 - Got my Drivers License.

ROC
06/27/11 - I-751 Sent.
07/01/11 - NOA.
08/15/11- Biometrics appointment.
03/17/12- ROC Approved - No Interview.

Naturalization
01/21/15 - N-400 Sent

04/15/15 - Became a US Citizen

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patience1124 Newbie

patience1124   0

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wow thanks a lot! whew...gladly appreciated! yea i guess doing it by ourselves wouldnt be that hard considering VJ sure is a lot of help...thanx guys!

And 1 more thing, how abt cases of oversease worker, do i need to go back to my country of origin or i can just wait for papers here...

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YuAndDan Grand Master

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wow thanks a lot! whew...gladly appreciated! yea i guess doing it by ourselves wouldnt be that hard considering VJ sure is a lot of help...thanx guys!

And 1 more thing, how abt cases of oversease worker, do i need to go back to my country of origin or i can just wait for papers here...

Interview can take place at the consulate in the country of residence, so if you are resident in a different country other than home country, you can specify that the interview takes place where you are living.

Note: when it does get to the interview stage you will need a police cert from every country you have lived in longer than a year since age 16.

OUR TIME LINE Please do a timeline it helps us all, thanks.

Is now a US Citizen immigration completed Jan 12, 2012.

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Look here: A Candle for Love and China Family Visa Forums for Chinese/American relationship,

Visa issues, and lots of info about the Guangzhou and Hong Kong consulate.

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After spending months trawling through the VJ forums DIY is by far the best way forward. Especially if you feel pain by the thought of spending large amounts of money on something you can honestly do yourself. with the help of these guys.

Over time you will become more versed in the ways of the visa.

I nearly went the lawyer route and by jingo I am glad I didn't. Those guys are earning money for old rope.

That and the cost of the visa itself is not cheap when you include things like the i-129f charges.. postal charges, medicals, immunizations and so on and so on. I dare not even clock up how much we have spent on this so far but its worth every penny. :D

I would gladly contribute to VJ's upkeep

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Bottom line, the lawyer turns it all over to a paralegal or clerical employee to fill in the blanks after you fill out a questionnaire. You don't really get a lawyer's attention nor even a lawyer's review of the paperwork before it is sent along. Unless of course you have some unusual legal situation.

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