Im so scared. What if my lawyer filed wrong? Its killing me to be away from my husband this long already... Does this mean another year without him?
I just found about this website from a friend of mine and I wish I would have known sooner... I feel so lost in all the information. I went to a lawyer cuz I thought It would be a faster process then me taking a chance to do it on my own and mess things up really bad. When I went to see the lawyer they made it sound so simple. Its a long story... one that had me at the lawyers asking for my money back, to which in turn they assured me my papers would finally get sent off 4 months later. I thought the lawyer route would be the fastest and easiest route to travel. It has not been at all.
Does this mean the process time is going to be doubled on me now if I have to file another form the I130? They told me at the lawyers office they would file for K3 which would get him here the fastest.
this doesnt seem fast to me... Thank you for lending an ear Geenee

Get your receipt number from the attorney. He or she should have that if indeed they filed for you. If they can't produce, ask for doumentation on when it was sent (exactly_ like the registered mail receipt). Then I think your only recourse is to contact your State Bar and file a complaint. They might be able to pressure him to pay back the retainer.

There seem to be a number of Immigration Attorneys out there that are really untrustworthy, and do very poor work. Petitions are easy for them, they don;t make as much money and in many cases I think they prefer deportation issues which give them the court time and more $$. I will say there are many GOOD Attorneys out there as well, you just have to shop around. This process, provided you have no complicated issues, can be done by the petitioner. It only takes time and paitence on your part to make it through it, and sometimes that in and of itself can be a challenge.

Good luck.

I have the reciept number... they gave my adress as the return adress. I kept going to USCIS page and putting in my reciept number just to read the same messege day after day week after week month after month.

Husband? K3? Why does your timeline say K1?.

I already told you when you asked the question in another thread how to contact USCIS and speak to a human.

What does it say when you check your status online???




Agree

I don't have any advice but wanted to say I'm sorry your having so much trouble in your journey. This is a great place with so many helpful people. I hope you get everything back on track soon. ::hugs::

Spoke to a human... they said I am still within prossesing dates. Told me to wait until October.... Then I asked what if the lawyer didnt send the proper paperwork. She said if there was something wrong with it they would have sent the whole packet back... in most cases. LOL... in most cases. I said well what if we arent most cases??? She said if there was a problem they should have sent it back already....hmmm .... should have???

What about the status of your I-130 petition? Do you know?

cuz im a newbie and I dont kno how it was filed... k1 or k3. I took it to a lawyer cuz all this is new to me I never even knew anyone who filed b4. That is the reason I took it to a lawyer. They told me not to worry "we will get ur husband home." I made an appointment with immigration today for wednesday.





it doesnt say dakota....

Thank for your kind words... good luck to you too. I have certainly learned a lesson hopefully not too late

You have to check if you filed for K-1 or K-3. You should have filed for K-3 if you are married already.
If you enter with the wrong kind of visa, you will have a nightmare coming up!
I filed mine (K-3) in March, and hasn't been approved yet.
I feel your pain..
But you are not alone!

What does the lawyer say when you ask him? Did you ask him for what type of visa you filed? Do you remember which forms you signed? Did you signed an I-130 and I-129F form?

Even when the lawyer is in charge of your process, his responsability is to keep you well informed. But you also need to have an idea of the process so you can ask him the right questions.

In the meantime you go to the appointment, it would be a good idea to read the guidelines of K-3 and get informed, so you know what you need to ask and you are able to understand what they will tell you!

Good luck!

I think there is a higher scrutiny put on those petitions that are filed on behalf of a significant other from the ME. I believe there are a few people on this board that are experiencing similar problems. You might want to check out the ME board if you haven't already.