FSW attorney cost
Jul 17th 2013, 1:04 pm
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FSW attorney cost
Hello everyone, I talked to two different firms in regards to my FSW immigration package and got very different pricing which confuses me a lot. I appreciate to know what is the market average today for an attorney to prepare FSW application? Thanks!
- A firm gives me $6000 plus gov fees
- B firm gives me $2000 plus gov fees; B firm has been frequently mentioned in this forum a few years back but the cost is kinda too low to be true since I have no idea what is the market price.
- A firm gives me $6000 plus gov fees
- B firm gives me $2000 plus gov fees; B firm has been frequently mentioned in this forum a few years back but the cost is kinda too low to be true since I have no idea what is the market price.
Jul 17th 2013, 1:17 pm
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Re: FSW attorney cost
Hello everyone, I talked to two different firms in regards to my FSW immigration package and got very different pricing which confuses me a lot. I appreciate to know what is the market average today for an attorney to prepare FSW application? Thanks!
- A firm gives me $6000 plus gov fees
- B firm gives me $2000 plus gov fees; B firm has been frequently mentioned in this forum a few years back but the cost is kinda too low to be true since I have no idea what is the market price.
- A firm gives me $6000 plus gov fees
- B firm gives me $2000 plus gov fees; B firm has been frequently mentioned in this forum a few years back but the cost is kinda too low to be true since I have no idea what is the market price.
Jul 17th 2013, 1:17 pm
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Re: FSW attorney cost
Hello everyone, I talked to two different firms in regards to my FSW immigration package and got very different pricing which confuses me a lot. I appreciate to know what is the market average today for an attorney to prepare FSW application? Thanks!
- A firm gives me $6000 plus gov fees
- B firm gives me $2000 plus gov fees; B firm has been frequently mentioned in this forum a few years back but the cost is kinda too low to be true since I have no idea what is the market price.
- A firm gives me $6000 plus gov fees
- B firm gives me $2000 plus gov fees; B firm has been frequently mentioned in this forum a few years back but the cost is kinda too low to be true since I have no idea what is the market price.
Jul 17th 2013, 1:19 pm
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Re: FSW attorney cost
Just wondering why you would appoint an attorney to do the FSW paperwork when most people on this forum have done the paperwork themselves without too many issues and saved quite a bit of money
Jul 17th 2013, 1:34 pm
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Re: FSW attorney cost
Jul 17th 2013, 1:53 pm
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Re: FSW attorney cost
the problem is my job title being a little tricky - I am working for a small generic pharmaceutical company performing both chemical engineering (production, QA/QC) and business development tasks (40% vs. 60%). I am planning to use NOC 2134 Chemical Engineering but my title is sales engineer. I may need some professional assistant to prevent any mistake during application.
http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/...spx?val65=2134
Re: FSW attorney cost
Jul 17th 2013, 7:31 pm
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Re: FSW attorney cost
Hello everyone, I talked to two different firms in regards to my FSW immigration package and got very different pricing which confuses me a lot. I appreciate to know what is the market average today for an attorney to prepare FSW application? Thanks!
- A firm gives me $6000 plus gov fees
- B firm gives me $2000 plus gov fees; B firm has been frequently mentioned in this forum a few years back but the cost is kinda too low to be true since I have no idea what is the market price.
- A firm gives me $6000 plus gov fees
- B firm gives me $2000 plus gov fees; B firm has been frequently mentioned in this forum a few years back but the cost is kinda too low to be true since I have no idea what is the market price.
Last edited by james.mc; Jul 17th 2013 at 7:42 pm.
Jul 17th 2013, 8:26 pm
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Re: FSW attorney cost
hi i too am confused with these costs i have been quoted 3.5 us i want to use an agent as im self employed and dont really have the time. could you please PM me the details of the agent you used in victoria please i would rather work from a recommendation than internet flafel
Jul 18th 2013, 6:57 am
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Re: FSW attorney cost
As per FL, free is nice.
The fact is you would need references to match up with NOC code responsibilities anyway, but each to their own of course.
The fact is you would need references to match up with NOC code responsibilities anyway, but each to their own of course.
Jul 18th 2013, 12:50 pm
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Re: FSW attorney cost
As has been said DIY is free.
We have a FSW application in at the moment and it wasn't hard to complete.
The hardest part is all the leg work you have to do to get IELTS, photos, job reference letters, payslips, proof of funds, house valuations & mortgage statements (if applicable), copies of birth and marriage certificates, police certificates, and the new education assesment (I'm sure that list isn't complete).
The agent cannot do any of this for you..
That said we haven't had our credit card charged yet when (going by a tracking spreadsheet on another forum) others who's application was delivered on the same day (and the following 2 days) as ours have, so I we may have made a mistake.
Agent or no agent is up to you, but either way it's a roll of the dice.
We have a FSW application in at the moment and it wasn't hard to complete.
The hardest part is all the leg work you have to do to get IELTS, photos, job reference letters, payslips, proof of funds, house valuations & mortgage statements (if applicable), copies of birth and marriage certificates, police certificates, and the new education assesment (I'm sure that list isn't complete).
The agent cannot do any of this for you..
That said we haven't had our credit card charged yet when (going by a tracking spreadsheet on another forum) others who's application was delivered on the same day (and the following 2 days) as ours have, so I we may have made a mistake.
Agent or no agent is up to you, but either way it's a roll of the dice.
