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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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I was thinking it would be nice to add a couple fields in the time lines.

1. Was an attorney used

2. Name of the Attorney.

We should have a way to track if a lawyer actually hurts or helps the speed of the process. Also, people should be aware of lawyers that aren't doing their job before they hire them. Right now people just say "My attorney sucks!" Would be nice if we could compare data.

Any thoughts?

Also, maybe for IR-1/CR-1 time lines, Were Jame's or Loto's shortcuts utilized?

I agree that someone should start an informational "POST" which gives unsuspecting immigrants an easier format to research attorneys. The post can list the negatives and postives of each attorney used and briefly describe your experience. I hired an attorney which I felt comfortable with in the beginning, but after I paid the fee, the pleasant tone I had received changed and the customer service became non-existent. There truly is no easy way to reasearch attorneys and after inquiring with the BBB, I realized that not all dissatisfied customers file complaints.

I could have easily fired my attorney as the Rebecca member suggested and I actually discussed this with him, but he gave me no indication that he would return my file to me without any problems. I have asked for my NOA1 and NOA2 hardcopies to keep in my files and to use for AOS and I still have not received them. They will not respond to my emails. What the law requires someone to do and what they actually do is not always the same thing.

If a post, assuming VJ allows it to remain, could help any potential immigrant avoid a disasterous visa process, then count me in. It's one way of preventing consumer ignorance and as a consumer, I want feedback for any product or service where I spend thousands of dollars to receive.

No offense, but I'm shocked at the negative responses regarding your post. Why anyone would have a problem informing others of a potential mistake during this already stressful visa process is beyond my comprehension. In order to prevent becoming an ignorant consumer, one must have information to research It is irrelevant to me if there is a plethora of information to research, but it's a problem when there is little information to make a informed decision.

If you hired an attorney and believe that the service you received was satisfactory, then by all means list that. However, please do not try to prevent negative feedback regarding attorneys from being disclosed. The more information given to make a informed decision, the more prepared the client will be.

I have no problem listing my attorney's name. I hired Hampton & Hampton out of Nevada and would not advise anyone to hire this firm if you strongly believe in customer service. What I've realized during this process is that the paperwork is most important for the petitioner and beneficiary in the beginning, however once it's been filed, the focus changes to being informed by the attorney and that's where the attorneys drop the ball. At least mine did. However, my dissatisfaction continued to the end where the paperwork for the interview, filled out by the attorney that I paid for, did not arrive until after the interview. When I questioned the attorney's assistant, she replied with a screen print of the DHL tracking screen. Nothing more. I'll mention one more time that they have yet responded to my request for my NOA1 and NOA2. Would hate to have to pay an additional $340 for something that is rightfully mine.

Scott, if you are going to begin a post, then I will add my experience with more detail. I wouldn't want anyone else who has had a terrible experience with the attorney they hired be considered an "ignorant consumer".

You got a screen shot of the DHL shipment? Now I really feel like I'm getting screwed.

:)

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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Thank you for agreeing with me. I'm sure that was difficult. Get on with your life. Do something useful. Plant a garden.

This has been reported.

Thanks for telling your mommy on me.

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

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