How to remove attorney at NVC stage?

[IloveDanang 37]

I-130 approved and in transit to NVC.  I want to do NVC phase by myself.  How do I remove attorney from this phase?  Call NVC and tell them?

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

write a letter to NVC  cc: to the attorney

keep a  copy

[IloveDanang 37]

a letter?  as in an email?  what address should I send it to?

[kellyschwan 4]

I'm removing our attorney as well. You can now call the NVC and do it over the phone. I talked to the NVC in early January and they said as soon as my case gets created within their system, I can just call up and do it over the phone. They changed the rule from having to write a letter recently

 

In my experiences so far, the NVC has been lovely to deal with, minus the long wait times. 

[IloveDanang 37]

4 hours ago, kellyschwan said:

I'm removing our attorney as well. You can now call the NVC and do it over the phone. I talked to the NVC in early January and they said as soon as my case gets created within their system, I can just call up and do it over the phone. They changed the rule from having to write a letter recently

 

In my experiences so far, the NVC has been lovely to deal with, minus the long wait times. 

Thanks for the info.  Yeah, I don’t think filling out a few forms warrants $825 fee.

 

According to your timeline, your NOA was on 12-20-2018 but NVC has yet to receive your case?

[kellyschwan 4]

Just now, IloveDanang said:

Thanks for the info.  Yeah, I don’t think filling out a few forms warrants $825 fee.

 

According to your timeline, your NOA was on 12-20-2018 but NVC has yet to receive your case?

 

The NVC received my case from USCIS on Jan 7th. I reckon the holidays slowed everything down. Haven’t heard from NVC since. 

[WandY 430]

Two issues here:  Legal representation via contract and legal withdrawal.

 

If you have a contract with the attorney, he/she is responsible for representing you through the visa process. If you begin filing paperwork without the attorney, it may not be accepted.

 

As in any legal case, your attorney will have to officially withdrawal via some type of notice (letter, email, etc.). This prevents the attorney from being sued or sanctioned because of something the client does on his/her own. Example: If I'm your attorney for a traffic ticket or divorce, I file paperwork (or sign forms) indicating I am your legal representation. After that, you might want to show up in court or do something, but the court will not allow you to do anything without me. But I can withdrawal (for good cause - such as not getting paid, etc.) and I will be out of the case.

 

You can't have a lawyer one minute and not the next. It doesn't work that way. There are Canons of Ethics and licensing issues attached to each and every law license. Failure to abide may result in sanctions/loss of license. I've been involved in these cases - a withdrawal must be made by the attorney of record. It's easy to do - just tell the lawyer to file the notice of withdrawal.

 

This is the safest thing to do. And responsible. Good luck!

Edited February 6, 2019 by WandY

[Crazy Cat 39,222]

1 minute ago, WandY said:

You can't have a lawyer one minute and not the next.

Sure you can.  You can fire an attorney at any time and end the contract.

[Crazy Cat 39,222]

You certainly can fire an attorney:  https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-to-go-about-firing-your-immigration-lawyer.html