Awfulecho

Hi. I was curious...seeing all these horror stories about the Nebraska Service
Center, could the process be sped up on an I129f if you know someone at the
Center? I'm curious because the lawyer I hired is quoting me an approval time
of less than 6 months and I know Nebraska is taking well longer than that. He
says he knows someone at the Center.

Thanks!

Booger

"AwfulEcho" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hi. I was curious...seeing all these horror stories about the Nebraska
Service
    > Center, could the process be sped up on an I129f if you know someone at
the
    > Center? I'm curious because the lawyer I hired is quoting me an approval
time
    > of less than 6 months and I know Nebraska is taking well longer than that.
He
    > says he knows someone at the Center.

He is Lying. There is NOTHING he can do to speed up the process. You don't
think he'd say ANYTHING to you to get your money?? These guys are worse than
car salesmen!

Why did you hire a lawyer anyway? Unless you have legal problems a lawyer is
a BIG WASTE of money!! The forms are simple and instructions are easy.
Barring serious legal issues, there is NOTHING a lawyer can do for you that
you can't do yourself. Nothing!

If he hasn't filed yet, get your money back and do it yourself.

Good luck.


--
Me (Ohio USA)
Her (Davao, RP)
1st NOA April 3
2nd NOA... Oct 22!
203 Days in the NSC Prison
NVC Notice Oct. 30
Packet Received Nov 6
Interview Date Jan 9

Gin

The I 129F is taking less than 6 months. Its I 130 in Nebraska that is taking FORRREEEVVER. Like over a year and 2 months.


http://www.visapro.com/Nebraska-Service-Center.asp

They are working on receipts before May, 26 of 2003 for the I 129 F&S. June of 2002 for the I 130's.

Get me that person's number so we can all call and find out what's got them so behind Vermont when it comes to processing and clearing out the I 130's.

Gin

CharlieS

Now there's a lawyer short of work

dutchman2001nl

I guess if you pay up, everyone is bribable....

Leslie

I'm sure all immigration attorneys "know" people at the service centers. It is their job to call and talk to these people on a regular basis. I seriously doubt your attorney will get any special favors. It would be unethical of the attorney to ask and unethical of the service center employee to grant.

Leslie

goldrush

Also,

Not all lawyers are good at immigration cases, even if they claim to be ... as we have found out on this NG. If you want to hire 1, hire Matt Udall or someone as good and experienced as him.

My feeling is that NSC is the picky-est service center of all. I have read so many cases on the Internet where ppl got RFEs for writing N/A instead of None on forms.

So, consult us if you don't hire a good lawyer ... before filling-out and sending anything to the centers.

Awfulecho

    >Why did you hire a lawyer anyway? Unless you have legal problems a lawyer is
    >a BIG WASTE of money!! The forms are simple and instructions are easy.
    >Barring serious legal issues, there is NOTHING a lawyer can do for you that
    >you can't do yourself. Nothing!


Our case does involve a few variables. I posted my first question to this NG a
few weeks ago and most of the responses suggested consulting an attorney
anyway, so that's what we've done. I realize we could have done it ourselves,
but I felt more comfortable getting an attorney. The processing times in
Nebraska seem to be going quicker, so we are happy about that.

Thanks!

Booger

"AwfulEcho" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hi. I was curious...seeing all these horror stories about the Nebraska
Service
    > Center, could the process be sped up on an I129f if you know someone at
the
    > Center? I'm curious because the lawyer I hired is quoting me an approval
time
    > of less than 6 months and I know Nebraska is taking well longer than that.
He
    > says he knows someone at the Center.

He is Lying. There is NOTHING he can do to speed up the process. You don't
think he'd say ANYTHING to you to get your money?? These guys are worse than
car salesmen!

Why did you hire a lawyer anyway? Unless you have legal problems a lawyer is
a BIG WASTE of money!! The forms are simple and instructions are easy.
Barring serious legal issues, there is NOTHING a lawyer can do for you that
you can't do yourself. Nothing!

If he hasn't filed yet, get your money back and do it yourself.

Good luck.


--
Me (Ohio USA)
Her (Davao, RP)
1st NOA April 3
2nd NOA... Oct 22!
203 Days in the NSC Prison
NVC Notice Oct. 30
Packet Received Nov 6
Interview Date Jan 9

Leslie

Booger,

I've done all of my filing myself and so far have not had any trouble (thank God - touch wood). However, with the amount of time, stress and research it would have saved me to have a good attorney ....... I don't think it would have been a waste of money at all. I know how to run a lawn mower and a weed eater, but I still pay someone to do my yard. It is definitely worth to the people who don't enjoy this type of work (and I have come to realize - I DON'T ENJOY IT AT ALL). Quit your anti-attorney rant, it is a matter of personal preference.

Leslie

Leslie

Also, you may call me lazy, but I'll just call you cheap.

Leslie

jeffreyhy

Awful,

Performance guarantees are becoming common in contracts, see how the attorney reacts to this - propose a $100 reduction in his fee for each full week over 26 between the Notices Dates of NOA #1 and NOA #2.

Regards, JEff

Hypertweeky

I like that idea , shall I tell my lawyer that? lol

jcapulet

Don't you mean "economical"? LOL!

We hired a lawyer, and I have mixed thoughts as to whether it was needed. While I could have filed the forms myself, he was a big help in writing the letter about Cory's denial of entry (to bring to the Consulate as an attachment to one of the forms). I guess that itself was worth it, it was a huge issue that scared us.

Juliet

Leslie

Hi Juliet!!

I respect the DIYers AND the folks that hire attorneys. I just think jumping on a thread and screaming out blanket statements like ........ "LAWYERS ARE A WASTE OF MONEY" is silly, expecially when he doesn't know the OP's situation.

Leslie