Easier to just hire an immigration attorney?

[clubJWP]

it is best done with consulting with an experienced attorney. they save your lot of money and time. and eventually what you spend while travelling to the depts and doing it yourself, is far greater than what you spend on an attorney

JWP

[Bevdeforges]

Originally Posted by clubJWP

it is best done with consulting with an experienced attorney. they save your lot of money and time. and eventually what you spend while travelling to the depts and doing it yourself, is far greater than what you spend on an attorney

While I'll agree that an immigration attorney can be very useful when trying to get someone into the US, there doesn't seem to be the same reliance on attorneys for immigration matters elsewhere. In fact, in some countries, bringing in "the big guns" for what is supposed to be a "simple" administrative matter can actually trip you up. (I almost had this happen with my immigration problems in France - fortunately the turkey we had hired failed to show up at the hearing, saving me a rather large bill.)

It pays to check out the local customs before jumping immediately to legal representation.
Cheers,
Bev

[Burriana Babs]

Wow glad I was married back in 2002 and missed all these new rules.

[izzysmum04]

As I stated before, don't waste your money and time with an immigration attorney. We didn't pay for anything but the visa and my plane ticket to the UK. We didn't spend anything travelling to any departments, as that wasn't needed at all. All we did was spend the little bit of cost to post the application and documents to the Consulate. We didn't need to go anywhere. It is very straight forward and not difficult at all. An attorney might save you time, but certainly isn't going to save you money. You still have to pay the same amount for the visa if you use an attorney (they don't give discounts to people who use attorney's), not to mention you have to pay the attorney's fees. So, in essence, it's not saving you money.