Bad lawyer experience-please help!

[BigCityDave 0]

Unless you have unusual circimstances. No need for a lawyer as K1 visas are very easy to do.

Another reason we did not go the lawyer route.

Lawyers are only needed if you have a complicated situation.

I must say I agree with both of the above - we were totally confused by the whole process when we started and we just picked things up along the way. I guess it is down to personal preference but from the stories I have read, I am glad we decided to do things ourselves.

Visa Journey is a great way to replace the lawyer.

[Devkpaik 1]

I agree with littleasianman (why choose such a name why not bigfantsticguy?) Friends of ours who live 5 minutes from our house and used the K1 process to get her here three months after I did, hired a lawyer and paid $3000 or so for a K1 and then more for AOS, even when I told him that he can take my forms and papers and do it himself! To him its like doing taxes - he would rather pay somebody $500 or more than do it himself (say online for $40).

But for me, I would rather take that money and use it for fun - we took trips to Mexico, Panama, Colombia and India (well it took a little more money than the savings from the lawyers!) Do what makes you comfortable, lawyers are like plumbers - if you can fix your toilet yourself you can save a few bucks else pay someone else to do the dirty/hard work.

Motu,

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