Lawyer asked more money to make case more strong although ECAS IS in process

[maan123]

guys yesterday I got my ECAS "in process" & day before yesterday my lawyer called me asked me more money to prepare some documents to make my case strong
I asked him did he hear something from CIC & he said no
so I think he got my MR EMAIL and he wants more money before he provide MR information

what you think

 

[LPS]

What documents? The eligibility assessment is based on the documents you provided at the time you applied. If they need any further documents they will ask. What specific documents does he want to prepare?

 

[maan123]

he does not specifically told me about that he said he will prepare that and need to send before VO take decision

I think he already got something MR or something and he wanna make more money

 

[iamroth]

Umm no that is extortion! If you have already paid his fees in full, there is no more money.
You should clearly state that.

Have you paid RPRF?

Also there is no "making case strong with money" scheme!

Whats the name of the lawyer?

 

[LPS]

I would be careful about making allegations of impropriety publicly against a lawyer, but this does sound odd. It is quite unusual to send CIC documents that they didn't ask for, once a case is already in progress. It's also strange that these documents don't require you to provide your lawyer with any additional information. Have you paid your fees in full?

 

[albrye]

I would be careful about making allegations of impropriety publicly against a lawyer, but this does sound odd. It is quite unusual to send CIC documents that they didn't ask for, once a case is already in progress. It's also strange that these documents don't require you to provide your lawyer with any additional information. Have you paid your fees in full?

He/she is definitely free to exercise his/her right to free speech. Anyone with half a brain knows that the lawyer is greedy beyond reason.

 

[LPS]

He/she is definitely free to exercise his/her right to free speech. Anyone with half a brain knows that the lawyer is greedy beyond reason.

Fair enough, but neither of those points is any kind of legal argument when it comes to defamation. There are proper channels to pursue complaints against lawyers.

 

[lpc19800]

When you signed the contract with the lawyer, there was presumably a fee schedule. If this payment request is outside of that schedule then I would recommend asking for more info on what it is your lawyer is doing.
Also, I assume he is registered to deal with CIC?
I would want to know exactly what he's sending before handing anything over.
Worst case, remove him as your rep and tell CIC. You should also report him to CIC too

 

[maza]

Be careful... he is trying to rip you off... call cic first and ask if MR was sent out... then face him.. and send a complaint about him to cic...

Lawyers are greedy

 

[lemer]

It sounds to me that maybe your case is under review and CIC requested additional information.
Either way, he would have received some type of communication and you have the right to see it.

 

[siroccoon]

You have the right to ask your representative on what grounds he thinks at this point he wants to make your case 'strong'?

If I were you -

I will call up CIC to check my status of the application (tell them your representative is not reachable, make sure you are on the timeline where you think you might have received your medical request or additional documents). Since the medical request letter does not have a date on it except the end date to 60 days he can very well play with you for another month or so.

If he is not reliable you can always resubmit your form imm5475e to CIC with the option 'I withdraw my authorization to release information from my case file to the following individual' then you are on your own.

 

[maan123]

Thanks for your response
can l call CIC and ask them about my ap status?

 

[Gary27]

guys yesterday I got my ECAS "in process" & day before yesterday my lawyer called me asked me more money to prepare some documents to make my case strong
I asked him did he hear something from CIC & he said no
so I think he got my MR EMAIL and he wants more money before he provide MR information

what you think

I think he is trying to grill out some money from you. As you mentioned, He might have got mail from CIC and trying to fool you around. Not sure, How you can handle the situation. if I am not wrong, lawyer will be Desi.