ARAD said:
yes ketocdn, i agree, i never suggested there was a need for a lawyer.
but the point of the post was to possibly help someone who is new to this. thats all.
i have a lawyer for my application in canada
and i think for some slightly complex applications a lawyer can work wonders
we have lived in 4 countries, so our lawyer helped us get additional documentation from all countries to support our application
also we never MISS a communication from ADVO, i have been reading some stories about people missing their calls or emails.
also, our lawyer knows how to contact them directly.
ie....last week they requested a draft for a fee we had to pay, and although i fedexed it, they mailed again saying, we didnt get it.
my lawyer mailed the immigration counselor directly to tell him that we had already sent and they recieved our draft.
they acknowledged it the next day.
also she helped us understand which documents we needed attested/translated (my husband is from a non english speaking country) so certain documents needed to be translated attested and notarized...we had no idea
i wouldnt nec recommend it for simple applications (ie, young applicant, just finished school/uni with not alot of background details)
but for anyone who has held jobs, bank accounts property in multiple countries, i think the lawyer can help make the process simpler and definately faster.
having said that. its not cheap.
