I'm wondering if this is legal, as if it is not I will cease communication with them. About two weeks ago I spoke to an immigration lawyer who said he could find me a join-sponsor for a "small fee" as I'm having trouble finding one for my marriage in California.
I'm bringing a girl in from abroad, I am a U.S. citizen but broke my back not too long ago and am in the process of figuring out if I qualify for SSDI etc. so thought in the mean time I'd get married but I have a very small family, I'm left to a couple of aunts I haven't spoken to in 30+ years so suddenly showing up asking "hey will you sponsor this random girl in for me?" may not be looked upon favorably.
So as I heard the immigration lawyer tell me this, I felt a rush of relief but the more I think about it I am worrying if it's legit / legal etc. If it's a standard practice then great, if it's sketchy I'm back to square one unfortunately. Thanks for looking!
