I just got my Green Card!! I went through a lot since 2002. Got married (LPR), got pregnant and now everything is in place. This forum helped me a lot and guided me with all the questions in my mind.

If you have questions regarding filling-up USCIS forms just ask it in this forum, don't get laywers unless it's the last resort, its expensive and like mine they didn't do anything.

thank you again , though those people who gave me advices were not here anymore. God Bless!!!

Actually this forum is one of the lowest quality forums - in terms of quality of replies and authenticity of OPs.

I would rather recommend www.immigration.com

Also, anyone suggesting "don't hire attorney - save money!" doesn't have your best interest in mind.
Probably they are anti-immigrants themselves and know how easy it would be for someone to make a minor technical but disqualifying mistake on petition and how easy it would be to deny benefit in such cases.


I strongly reccomend everyone to hire good, experienced attorney even in simplest cases and if they look for some genuinnness rather than totally made-up BS stories then they should visit www.immigration.com forum that incomparably more thoroughly reflects the process and stages of obtaining each particular immigration benefit.


Regards,

IE

EMC - good for you ... stick around, somebody may need your help


Antifascist1 - What's your game?

Antifascist1 Posted July 03, 2006 09:05 AM
ONLY FELONS AND HARD-CORE CRIMINALS NEED ATTORNEYS !
Posts: 1689 | Registered: March 11, 2006

“It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or whether I am serious, just as it is not necessary for me to know it myself”

Dali


Actually, without 'games' ,it must be clear to any reasonable person that hiring an attorney in any case is the most effective use of resourses - it's basic rule of economics and one must be a MULE not to comprehend it.

Lawyers are really for the difficult cases but if you are eligible and have a very simple case why do you have to hire lawyers, just ask and you can have answers for free.... That's what I did.

Well, I know some immigrants who did just that:
assumed that it was all about "filling out the paper" and sending it to INS.
And I am talking of SIMPLE cases.
Next, they got RFE or intent to deny.
THEN, they had to pay triple of what would they pay originally to attorney so it could be figured what went wrong.
Eventually, it was discovered that either:

1) Client made some stupid mistake , omitted a check-box or document, or put the wrong info by technical error (in such case attorney would submit all the nesessary info but charge addl. fee for spending extra time ,finding out what was wrong in the first place), and case would eventually be approved.


OR
2) Obvious mistake was made by AO, which probably wouldn't happen if AO knew that Client is represented by licensed attorney ( in latter case application is treated with more attention, because nobody wants to litigate in court).
Again, these cases frequently get settled with the help of attorney who never does it for free (as noted above, most likely wouldn't have to get there if good attorney was hired in the first place).


I don't even want to mention the need for attorney in complicated cases - it's just too obvious.


Regards,

IE

That's what I'm telling, ASK... If you don't have the confidence and have a lot of doubts, like me in the first place, I simply inquire. Those people who made mistakes are totally on their own fault, if you are wise enough you don't just grab a pen and answer the forms, you have to read the instruction carefully and if you don't understand, ASK!!!!!

ASK whom?
Anonymous, unknown, may be totally ignorant of legal process public forum members or ASK licensed immigration attorney?
I can suggest any wrong course of action on this public board - should someone follow my 'suggestions ' and get screwed, who will be liable for consequences?

Browsing forums to learn about various immigration proceedings is one thing, relying on such information to file a legal form is totally different thing.


Regards,

IE

yes, ask here or in other forum, its up to you how you understand and take those advices, I actually followed those advices given to me, who are not ignorant but well experienced on the subject matter like Mohan, Pasha Patel, Paddy and others here in ILW.

All I'm saying is if you can research, learn and carefully understand each instruction and answers are available or given to you (through forums or Immigration Customer Service), you don't need to hire a lawyer, but if you are really in doubt and have the MONEY why not!!!

Glad to hear of the success EMC. Now just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. No need to waste energy to argue or justify anything

[quote]All I'm saying is if you can research, learn and carefully understand each instruction and answers are available or given to you (through forums or Immigration Customer Service), you don't need to hire a lawyer, but if you are really in doubt and have the MONEY why not!!![/quote]

Got you !

And agreed - but keep in mind that the likelyhood and cost of misunderstanding, following wrong advice (or simply not understanding comprehensively what was advised) and then having to face consequences is too high for average person to sustain.
In such cases it may actually cost less to hire an attorney.

Best Regards,

IE

Congratulations on both the green card and the baby!!