HELP LAWYERS MERRY GO ROUND

[IMANCO 13]

Hi Guys, my wife has never really believed in the authenticity of the Visa journey site. Despite several attempts ;to convince her that it was okay to pursue the whole process by ourselves, being a pessimist, she decided to engage a lawyer. What i soon found out was that, by following threads from all the folks on the visa journey site, i was always several steps ahead of the lawyer. The most annoying part was when the lawyer kept on insisting that the k3 route which we started in January 2012 was still in existence. Based on advice from the lawyer, we applied fro the i129f and the i130 , one month apart (i130 in Jan and i129 in feb). Our petitions got approved jointly on May 29th. Based on tips from the visa journey site, i kept on calling the NVC until we got our case number and IIN. Still nothing from the lawyer.

Based on advice from the visa journey site, i came to understand that because the 2 petitions were approved together, the i129f will be closed administratively.

My wife came over to spend 2 weeks with me and while she was here, we decided to call the lawyer . By then the NVC had sent the IIN, NVC case number and AOS and IV BILLS to me, my wife and the lawyer. The lawyer asked us not to pay these bills and kept hammering on the fact that that the NVC had not closed the i129f and that it was our right to choose which petition to follow.

I told my wife what i learnt from the site, but of course, she had the notion that the lawyer was better informed ( since law was not my field). WE waited 3 whole weeks doing nothing (actually we did loads of travelling across the UK during the wait - London, Aberdeen, Edinburgh).

Finally, the annoying lawyer, came back and told us the same thing folks on the visa journey had been hammering since.I felt annoyed and disgusted, now the idiotic lawyer wants us to pay the 2 bills and i am asking myself, what really is his role?

The question i have here is that on our invoice page we have been asked to make 2 payments , one for the AOS and the other for the IV. All the threads i have been reading on the visa journey site, most folks paid one bill, waited ,for it to show paid, then got instructions from NVC and a packet before paying the second. Why have we been asked to pay both bills at the same time?

I will be most grateful if the VJ member can help answer this question?

[IMANCO 13]

Hi Guys, my wife has never really believed in the authenticity of the Visa journey site. Despite several attempts ;to convince her that it was okay to pursue the whole process by ourselves, being a pessimist, she decided to engage a lawyer. What i soon found out was that, by following threads from all the folks on the visa journey site, i was always several steps ahead of the lawyer. The most annoying part was when the lawyer kept on insisting that the k3 route which we started in January 2012 was still in existence. Based on advice from the lawyer, we applied fro the i129f and the i130 , one month apart (i130 in Jan and i129 in feb). Our petitions got approved jointly on May 29th. Based on tips from the visa journey site, i kept on calling the NVC until we got our case number and IIN. Still nothing from the lawyer.

Based on advice from the visa journey site, i came to understand that because the 2 petitions were approved together, the i129f will be closed administratively.

My wife came over to spend 2 weeks with me and while she was here, we decided to call the lawyer . By then the NVC had sent the IIN, NVC case number and AOS and IV BILLS to me, my wife and the lawyer. The lawyer asked us not to pay these bills and kept hammering on the fact that that the NVC had not closed the i129f and that it was our right to choose which petition to follow.

I told my wife what i learnt from the site, but of course, she had the notion that the lawyer was better informed ( since law was not my field). WE waited 3 whole weeks doing nothing (actually we did loads of travelling across the UK during the wait - London, Aberdeen, Edinburgh).

Finally, the annoying lawyer, came back and told us the same thing folks on the visa journey had been hammering since.I felt annoyed and disgusted, now the idiotic lawyer wants us to pay the 2 bills and i am asking myself, what really is his role?

The question i have here is that on our invoice page we have been asked to make 2 payments , one for the AOS and the other for the IV. All the threads i have been reading on the visa journey site, most folks paid one bill, waited ,for it to show paid, then got instructions from NVC and a packet before paying the second. Why have we been asked to pay both bills at the same time?

I will be most grateful if the VJ member can help answer this question?

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Edited July 17, 2012 by kennard

[IMANCO 13]

Apologies

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No problem. The admins will merge or remove. But the lawyers are not as informed as VJ members

[TimeTravel 78]

As per my knowledge, first you have to pay AOS bill, and after that, your invoice will be generated for IV bill.

Of course, at the moment when you login your account, you will see both bills, but first pay AOS bill, then wait for IV invoice to be generated.

[Mr America 1]

The reason most people wait to pay the IV bill and first the AOS bill is because in the NVC processing the IV bill isnt available/invoiced to pay as early. Since you have a lawyer, you dont need to go through a process that takes 1-2 weeks for the selection of agent/DS 3032 form.

Since both bills are already invoiced, you should pay both of these as soon as possible in order to facilitate presumably your lawyer then mailing to the NVC the associated physical applications and documents for both packages (AOS/I864 & IV/DS230)

[Kazulie 132]

Only Lawyers can pay the two bills at the same time.

[pushbrk 12,106]

. Why have we been asked to pay both bills at the same time?

I will be most grateful if the VJ member can help answer this question?

Since you have the lawyer, NVC isn't waiting for any DS3032 to invoice the IV bill. Both were invoiced together. Just pay them. No worries.

[IMANCO 13]

DONE the payment and got an email its been paid. I will call d lawyer tomorrow.

[Darnell 8,478]

The question i have here is that on our invoice page we have been asked to make 2 payments , one for the AOS and the other for the IV. All the threads i have been reading on the visa journey site, most folks paid one bill, waited ,for it to show paid, then got instructions from NVC and a packet before paying the second. Why have we been asked to pay both bills at the same time?

I will be most grateful if the VJ member can help answer this question?

There was a G-28 filed with the I-130,

so is no need to set up a DS-3032.

No DS-3032 needed? ALL FEE BILLS are invoiced at the same time, can pay all on same day of receiving them, is no need to wait like the rest of the folk wait, those who not have a lawyer.

IMO, it's the ONLY benefit for having an attorney. The ONLY one. But I'm biased, I loathe immigration attornies.

[IMANCO 13]

The 2 bills have been paid, what are the next stages after this? Do i have to wait for the bills to be showed as paid online? What forms do i need to fill after this? I have all supporting docs ready - police report, birth cert, etc...

[Que Saudade 284]

DONE the payment and got an email its been paid. I will call d lawyer tomorrow.

Send the lawyer a bill for services rendered by VJers.

We could use the extra $$$$

P.S. The question arises ... whether all lawyers are the same. This is like asking whether everything that gets into a sewer is garbage.

[pushbrk 12,106]

The 2 bills have been paid, what are the next stages after this? Do i have to wait for the bills to be showed as paid online? What forms do i need to fill after this? I have all supporting docs ready - police report, birth cert, etc...

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