Do I Need an Attorney?

There are many who want to do this by themselves. This is risky behavior given the immigration agencies and how things work. Immigration is not an automated system. It is not a vending machine: insert papers here and pick up visa there. One person will be lucky and come out o.k. while another with a similar case will run into a host of problems. Still others cause so much damage working on their own that we can no longer help and the foreigner is no longer able to immigrate to the U.S. Our office would much rather file the case correctly from the start and manage the case through to completion than come onto a problem case and "fix things." Clean up work often takes more time and effort than if we simply handled the case ourselves from the beginning.

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Hiring someone to help with your immigration matters is much like hiring a car mechanic to work on your car. Of course, you can get under the hood of your car with the book and start pulling things apart. However, most will simply take their cars to a good car mechanic and have it fixed with accuracy, speed and efficiency. If you do not have enough money to hire a professional, then it makes sense to work on your own. It will take time, energy, elbow grease, and some luck. For those who have some funds and who are in a serious relationship, an experienced immigration attorney goes a long way.

Make sure the professional is licensed. If your case is not handled in a professional manner you can complain against the license. Non-attorney "experts" are unlicensed and unregulated. When a problem occurs you have nowhere to complain and you are left on your own to fix the problem. Moreover, an unlicensed "expert" does not have access to the internal workings within the immigration bureaucracy as does a qualified immigration attorney who is licensed and experienced. When a problem arises, there is not much the non-attorney expert can do and you must go it alone.

There are a host of different types of legal services and wide range of fees. There is a big difference between what "experts" say they can do for you and what they deliver for the fee quoted. I have seen ads offering full attorney support on K visas for a few hundred dollars. Stop and think how is that possible? Where is the time and effort? Often, there are hidden fees or lack of services.
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