Immigration Attorney

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Hello, 

 

please has anyone used immigration Attorney Laurel Scott for a waiver before ? How long does it take to file a spousal visa after K denial? Should we file for a waiver first before the process? 

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15 minutes ago, Bte said:

How long does it take to file a spousal visa after K denial?

You can file as soon as you are legally married.  Any obstacles would have to be overcome with the CR-1 as with the K1.

 

 

 

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21 minutes ago, Going through said:

You can file as soon as you are legally married.  Any obstacles would have to be overcome with the CR-1 as with the K1.

 

 

 

Ok. Please do you know about laurel Scott? Or a good immigration specialist on waiver for misrepresentation ? 

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38 minutes ago, Bte said:

Ok. Please do you know about laurel Scott? Or a good immigration specialist on waiver for misrepresentation ? 

I've never used her services, but I do know she is well-mentioned around here when it comes to dealing with waivers.

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6 hours ago, Going through said:

I've never used her services, but I do know she is well-mentioned around here when it comes to dealing with waivers.

Ok. Thanks a lot

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48 minutes ago, Bte said:

Ok. Thanks a lot

We need a little housekeeping on your end. Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline OR your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine their Embassy. The country that should be used is the country where the interview will take place.

 

So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 

Go to the top right of this page select your name (it's on the upper right-hand corner)>my profile>[below your picture on the right column] edit my profile. Scroll to the bottom and fill in "Immigration Info". There now we can better serve you.

 

Once you finish that then return and you will see a flag in your profile. Select it and see what wonderful information will open up for you.

 

Thanks

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9 hours ago, Bte said:

How long does it take to file a spousal visa after K denial? Should we file for a waiver first before the process? 

First step after the K-1 denial is to try and figure out why the visa was denied.  Knowing the reason(s) will help you to overcome them if you move forward with marriage.  Then if you think the reasons can be overcome with more evidence like visits to spend time in person, or a waiver, get married in Nigeria or some other non-US country and file for a CR-1 spousal visa as soon as the marriage certificate is received, together with the additional evidence of time spent together and financial co-mingling.  Do more research on what it takes for a successful spousal visa from Nigeria, it is a high fraud country.  The CR-1 process takes a year or more before a visa interview will be scheduled, depending on the USCIS processing center the petition is sent to, during that time you'll have more opportunities to spend weeks or months with each other in Nigeria for visits as more evidence of a bona fide  marriage.  At the interview, if denied for something for which a waiver is possible, they will tell you at that time to file a waiver.  That's when the attorney might be helpful, in filing the waiver for misrepresentation.  The waiver process can add 6 or more months to the process, so you're looking at at least two years if all goes well, maybe more.  Good luck!

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I don't know anything about waivers(hopefully won't have to), but my lawyer referred me to an "immigration attorney" since immigration isn't his thing, for my K-1. I had a few questions, nothing very complicated, just to see if I would be better off using an attorney. He didn't have any information that I didn't already have from research on my own and from this site, and was clueless on a few other things. It seemed like I would be doing all the work anyway and just paying someone to fill out forms.

 

It sounds like your situation might require more expertise and you might benefit from using a lawyer, but if you can do it yourself, do it.

 

Incredible waste of $200.00 for 10 minutes and 3 emails.

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9 hours ago, Bte said:

Hello, 

 

please has anyone used immigration Attorney Laurel Scott for a waiver before ? How long does it take to file a spousal visa after K denial? Should we file for a waiver first before the process? 

Will take about a year to get to the interview, then additional time for the waiver - another year after that perhaps.

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2 minutes ago, USUK8 said:

but if you can do it yourself, do it.

Inadmissibility waiver for misrepresentation is not generally DIY.

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4 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Inadmissibility waiver for misrepresentation is not generally DIY.

Then I wouldn't do it

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12 hours ago, Bte said:

Ok. Please do you know about laurel Scott? Or a good immigration specialist on waiver for misrepresentation ? 

Misrepresentation in what way? Was it a denial based on not being able to prove a bonafide relationship (and you're using the term misrepresentation)----or was it a case of false documents submitted, lying under oath, etc.?

 

Two completely different ballgames.  More information on your part helps us to help you better.

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3 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

Inadmissibility waiver for misrepresentation is not generally DIY.

Agreed. Waivers are one case in which a good attorney can really be useful. A well prepared/presented packet with evidences is beneficial. Every waiver decision is discretionary.

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1 hour ago, Going through said:

 

Misrepresentation in what way? Was it a denial based on not being able to prove a bonafide relationship (and you're using the term misrepresentation)----or was it a case of false documents submitted, lying under oath, etc.?

 

Two completely different ballgames.  More information on your part helps us to help you better.

M tourist visa many years ago was filed as married because I was livin with my boyfriend then. During the interview, the co asked me if I’ve been married before, and I told him no. Then he was who the person on my previously filed visa is, I told him he’s my ex. And we lived together. We were planning to get married and it didn’t work out . Then he said he’s refusing me the visa. I was with my spinsterhood cert, but he didn’t ask for it. When I ask him what I shld do after he refused the visa, he said I should contact my lawyer or talk to my fiancé. 

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This is the letter he gave to me