Attorney for K-1 application

[fouziathegr8 0]

hmmm...

We had just found a good review for Calvin Knickerbocker on this site.. but reading mixed reviews as well, and some not-so-great ones.

If we retain an attorney, does anyone else have a good referral for us?

DO NOT USE CALVIN KNICKERBOCKER!

[rainkiss10 0]

If in your knowledge you have all the papers needed for the petition... you dont need an attorney... just follow the intructions on VJ, download the forms, ASK YOU QUESTIONS on how to fill up the forms and other related questions here in your fellow members here in VJ and your gonna be fine.

That is what i did. And i saved a lot of time and money.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Hello all,

I was wondering if any of you have used an attorney for your K-1 process, and am looking to see what experiences you have had, and get some opinions.

Originally, I planned on using an attorney for this process, to be absolutely sure we had crossed every "t" and dotted every "i." Afterall, spending some extra $ was not an issue if there was a chance things would go quicker, smoother or more accurately with an attorney.

However, both my fiancee from India and I are both administrators in our respective careers, and are both no stranger to paperwork. We of course have a pile of records of all correspondence, visit receipts; tickets, hotel stays, etc.

We have been lurking in here on and off recently, and it seems many of you undertake the process yourselves, without the help or advice of an immigration attorney.

Hoping to get some opinions on weather an attorney will actually be a help or not. We have a law firm but have not paid them a retainer yet.

Experiences? Opinions? Horror stories? Most of all, Encouragement? B)

Much thanks in advance.

OPMG, don't believe anyone still asks this question.

Go ahead, hire an attorney, do all the legwork for him so he can have his secretary fill in a couple of forms on the computer and delay your case while you wait behind all the others he is handling. Sheesh.

An atoorney does not have ANY of the information needed to be filed, and that is 95% of the "work". YOU will still need to do that and if you make a mistake the attorney will blame it on you. He cannot make the process go faster, the USCIS is not trrying to deny visas, if you do it right, you will get your visa. There is more and better information here than any attorney will give you, it is free and FAST. Post a question about the process here and you will get an answer in minutes from many people that have done it.