Has anyone used usavisanow.com? Any experience?

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

Give yourself true peace of mind and save your money! Unless your have serious issues, lawyers do nothing to help this process or expedite service. They stand in the same line as the general public. Filing a for a K-1 is simple and straight forward. Just follow the instructions and you will be fine. If you get confused, come to these forums. There are tons of folks that have been through this with answers.

Stop feeding the lawyers! If we do, they should weaken enough to stop breeding. Over time we might be able to drive them into extinction. The world will be a far better place!

[AUBGER 0]

Stop feeding the lawyers! If we do, they should weaken enough to stop breeding. Over time we might be able to drive them into extinction. The world will be a far better place!

Lol that's funny

Do what HE says! :-P

[Laurence+Lauren 0]

Thanks, everyone, for your advice. Your opinions collectively are speaking volumes to me! I think we will go it alone, as that was my girlfriend's first impulse. I was just unsure, and it's a big thing for us and I really don't want anything to go wrong as I'm sure you can all understand! If the lawyers only serve to complicate matters then it's gonna be best to do it ourselves.

Thanks again, everyone!

[AUBGER 0]

Thanks, everyone, for your advice. Your opinions collectively are speaking volumes to me! I think we will go it alone, as that was my girlfriend's first impulse. I was just unsure, and it's a big thing for us and I really don't want anything to go wrong as I'm sure you can all understand! If the lawyers only serve to complicate matters then it's gonna be best to do it ourselves.

Thanks again, everyone!

A little piece of advice! Read the Guides first and first of ALL!!! They are giving you a complete checklist of things and are EXTREMELY clear.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Thanks, everyone, for your advice. Your opinions collectively are speaking volumes to me! I think we will go it alone, as that was my girlfriend's first impulse. I was just unsure, and it's a big thing for us and I really don't want anything to go wrong as I'm sure you can all understand! If the lawyers only serve to complicate matters then it's gonna be best to do it ourselves.

Thanks again, everyone!

I was the same as your girlfriend. Nick and I almost hired a lawyer. We contacted them, got information and were willing to shell out $1800 bucks until I found VJ.

Luckily I had to wait for my divorce papers before we could file so we had plenty of time to change our minds and the second I saw the helpful boards here I said "Screw that!"

Read the Guides, study them together, get everything in order and you guys will have no problems. Imagine how rewarding it will be!!!

So many of us are doing it alone (but really we aren't alone, we have each other on here!!!), you can too!!!

Best of luck to you!

[rebeccajo 14]

Different POV.

It never hurts to have a consult with a COMPETENT immigration attorney. We did.

A good attorney who knows their stuff will consult with you for a nominal fee or sometimes no fee. Some will do phone consults. They know the 'right' questions to ask you about your life and your relationship - the questions posters on VJ might not be aware of that may yield a 'devilish detail' about your case.

We consulted with an attorney prior to filing. He told us we didn't need him. A good immigration attorney will tell you likewise if they detect nothing inordinate about your case, because they are too busy working for people who really need them to try to 'make a fee' off those people who can handle the paperwork independently.

A quick consult is always good peace of mind to have.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Different POV.

It never hurts to have a consult with a COMPETENT immigration attorney. We did.

A good attorney who knows their stuff will consult with you for a nominal fee or sometimes no fee. Some will do phone consults. They know the 'right' questions to ask you about your life and your relationship - the questions posters on VJ might not be aware of that may yield a 'devilish detail' about your case.

We consulted with an attorney prior to filing. He told us we didn't need him. A good immigration attorney will tell you likewise if they detect nothing inordinate about your case, because they are too busy working for people who really need them to try to 'make a fee' off those people who can handle the paperwork independently.

A quick consult is always good peace of mind to have.

Good Advice Rebeccajo!

[chuck_n_rose 0]

As long as you follow the guides on VJ, you should do it yourself and spend the money you save on something more useful. I've read just as many problems or RFE's regardless if a person has an attorney or not. With that said, it's your money. There is no right or wrong answer which is going to be the faster of the 2 routes for you to travel in the process. Like David said, it is another person that gets the paperwork and potential longer wait there. On the other hand, you should take STP's advice. It is solid. I would imagine you want someone to tell the perfect info on what to do, but that's not going to happen.

[DrissandAmy4ever 0]

Hi everyone, this is my first post here and can I just say, what a fountain of information this site has proved to be! My girlfriend and I are planning to start the K-1 process soon, once we are officially engaged (!) and I believe it will offer better peace of mind if we use an attourney to act on our behalf with all the paperwork.

I found a website online, www.usavisanow.com and they look like they might be a good choice. I was just wondering if anyone else had experience with this company? Or perhaps if there is someone else you could all recommend? My girlfriend and I are 100% sure we want to get married, and that we want to go down the K-1 route. We just want to find the best help we can for what we can afford (which sadly isn't much!).

I am from England and my girlfriend lives in Alabama, US. She was considering using someone local, rather than an internet based company, so if anyone knows of a good immigration lawyer firm in AL then that would be helpful too!

Hi, my fiance and I used John Roth and Associates and they have an office in Mobile, Al. They have been very professional and responsive to any ?s we have had. It is not cheap but for me it was worth the money to avoid alot of the hassles that some couples may go through. Everyone is different and may choose to do the paperwork themselves. This is just to mention a law firm that I can speak from experience has done what they say.

I also have John Roth and Associates and we are using their Legal Assistant out of Mobile AL as well. However, I am finding that they are taking a great deal of time to prepare our paperwork. We hired them in February of 2008 and just when I thought the paperwork was ready to go, have now been asked to send more. It is now Aug. 08 and it still has not been sent. Did you experience the same situation?

[Carlawarla 1]

Hi everyone, this is my first post here and can I just say, what a fountain of information this site has proved to be! My girlfriend and I are planning to start the K-1 process soon, once we are officially engaged (!) and I believe it will offer better peace of mind if we use an attourney to act on our behalf with all the paperwork.

I found a website online, www.usavisanow.com and they look like they might be a good choice. I was just wondering if anyone else had experience with this company? Or perhaps if there is someone else you could all recommend? My girlfriend and I are 100% sure we want to get married, and that we want to go down the K-1 route. We just want to find the best help we can for what we can afford (which sadly isn't much!).

I am from England and my girlfriend lives in Alabama, US. She was considering using someone local, rather than an internet based company, so if anyone knows of a good immigration lawyer firm in AL then that would be helpful too!

Hi, my fiance and I used John Roth and Associates and they have an office in Mobile, Al. They have been very professional and responsive to any ?s we have had. It is not cheap but for me it was worth the money to avoid alot of the hassles that some couples may go through. Everyone is different and may choose to do the paperwork themselves. This is just to mention a law firm that I can speak from experience has done what they say.

I also have John Roth and Associates and we are using their Legal Assistant out of Mobile AL as well. However, I am finding that they are taking a great deal of time to prepare our paperwork. We hired them in February of 2008 and just when I thought the paperwork was ready to go, have now been asked to send more. It is now Aug. 08 and it still has not been sent. Did you experience the same situation?

If you hired them in Feb 2008 and they've not sent the petition out yet, and it's August...then they're really giving you the run around. The only thing I thought might be a delay is if they did send the original petition, and they're asking you for further paperwork (evidence?) now, because you got an RFE. Don't delay, ask what's going on with your case, or ask for your money back, and get either another attorney, or do this work yourself. This is utterly ridiculous.

[KimandRuss 0]

I agree with Carla.. had they sent it out in February it's very likely you'd already be together.

[LarryW 0]

I purchased the K1 do-it-yourself kit from www.usavisanow.com and I regretted it, I can advise you to save your money. There was NOTHING useful in that kit. On their website where they describe the contents of the kit, just print that page and then go to the USCIS website and download all of the forms from there. The forms that came in the kit which I PAID for could NOT be filled in on the computer and saved!! I couldn't believe it. But the forms that you can download for FREE from USCIS website let you fill them in on your computer and save and edit them. So I got zero use from any of the forms that came in the kit and ended up downloading all of my own forms anyway. usavisanow website said that after you purchase thier kit they are available to answer your questions. I emailed them several times with questions and go no reply from them. I tried several times to call them and only ever reached a message machine where I left messages and they never returned my call. There may be better services out there that you could use .... but after using usavisanow myself I would advise you to avoid them. I know that it is very intimidating to get started, but just go to USCIS and download their instructions and free forms and then gather all of your information and documents and start with the I-129F and as you get into it you will see that it is not that bad. If you have questions you are much more likely to get good advice and answers here on this forum than from those services that only just want your money.

[TBoneTX 43,247]

As it has been said: 99% of all lawyers give the rest a bad name.

[MarkGA 0]

Just to add to the discussion.....I debated going the lawyer angle myself, but after reading through the information here, I felt comfortable in proceeding on my own....well, not really on my own, because I have a lot of resources and people here that are willing to guide and advise me. Never fear, you have to many great people here who have been through it, are going through it, and want you to be successful in your journey.....and all without charging you.

Good luck. You'll find plenty of other needs for the money you would have spent on legal fees.

[Yiyi and Chris 0]

The lawyers don't make the process faster.. they just make it "easier", but it's a big ammount of money WASTED... here at VJ, we are not lawyers, well maybe some... but we all the advices that you can get from here, you definetly can get your process work faster... Good Luck...

Remember that after all is your decision, this are just advices...