Looking for cheap immigration services? Have you ever gone to an immigration "notario," a "visa consultant," a "travel agent," or an "immigration consultant" who has offered you immigration help at a cost that was too good to be true? If so....BEWARE!! Do not become a victim of immigration fraud!
Notarios, visa consultants, travel agents and immigration consultants are NOT immigration lawyers! They cannot represent you in immigration courts, no matter what they say. Often, these people take thousands of dollars from unsuspecting public who seek out their help, and in return, do not provide any legitimate legal service in the immigration process.
Recently, the Executive Office for Immigration Review issued a notice, warning the public of the dangers of seeking immigration help from people other than immigration lawyers.
If you are reading this, and if you are concerned about who handled your immigration case in the past or who is handling your immigration case now, you should definitely make sure that your case is handled by experienced immigration attorneys! While getting cheap services from non-attorneys may sound attractive and may provide you with an instant sense of satisfaction, if your case is not handled properly, you may lose the opportunity to win your case in front of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or in front of an immigration judge. The worst part is, that a non-lawyer who may have "helped" you with you case, has zero responsibility or accountability to the court or to the legal profession. He or she cannot lose a law license that he or she does not have. He or she cannot be disciplined by the professional conduct committee if he or she is not a lawyer. At the end of the day, only YOU have everything to lose.
In immigration, you often do not get a second chance to "get it right"! So be on the right track from the beginning.
-Ruchi Thaker
Thursday, July 23, 2009
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