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13 hours ago, Giovanni1 said:

In the past I did try to file papers for the green card on my own, and then for a H1B  visa through a bad attorney . They were 2 different situations, but I'd say having a bad attorney was probably worse than not having one.

Then I got a good attorney and gained peace of mind. If you hire a lawyer, I strongly recommend going with someone with good references.

All the best to you.

Thanks, my check is processed in Dallas this morning!! I hear you... I have been through H1B too and lawyer was pretty well known but it did not help that much, since it's a very much different process than family sponsored immigration. I have long thought been mastered the stressful condition but I guess not very much. At least check is now cleared and I can have a peaceful week...

2 minutes ago, G2r said:

I filed in Lewisville as well. We didn't hire a lawyer either. I am not sure if that would make the process any faster. I saw a lot of posts on this forum by people who prepared their own application and got a super quick response. There might be several other reasons I can think of. I will call them by the end of the week and hope they will actually give me some info. Have you called them?

I called but I can't wait for hours holding the line...I also chat with someone online at USCIS online support, they could not locate my case...I just know that a person called 'Edwards' signed off the package dropped by Fedex on the 19th that's all..Could not think of any other reason and everything was triple checked. Hiring a lawyer might help me shift my stress that's all since I don't have time to check or stress about it anymore. 

2 minutes ago, G2r said:

Thank you. You have my prayers as well. I am not really planning to hire a lawyer. I hope we will not have to. Is your GC expiration date soon?

In about a month!! 

3 hours ago, G2r said:

Hi there. Thank you for checking. I tracked it online on USPS website and it shows the name who signed for it as it was delivered. I haven't called them yet since I read that all they will say is wait for 30 days and then call again. Luckily i sent my application early enough so I have some extra time before my GC expires. I will just have to call them if I dont see anything in a few days I guess.

Thoughts and prayers!! Worst case we can always hire lawyer and refile the case...It's a little costly though but much less stress!!! 

2 hours ago, G2r said:

Hi there. Thank you for checking. I tracked it online on USPS website and it shows the name who signed for it as it was delivered. I haven't called them yet since I read that all they will say is wait for 30 days and then call again. Luckily i sent my application early enough so I have some extra time before my GC expires. I will just have to call them if I dont see anything in a few days I guess.

I'm in the same boat here. I filed on Feb 18, noticed they have received on Feb 19th in Lewisville and no news ever since....Did you hire any lawyers? We prepared the doc all our own. I heard they usually process files from law firms faster than usual. Not sure if that's real though....