the Price of Immigration Lawyers

The service I requested from the immigration lawyer was filing the correct forms for an adjustment of alien status, alien registration number, passport, United States work permit and ability to leave the country. Even though English is my first language I can only imagine how hard this process would be for a non-English speaking person. The fee was $50.00 for the initial consultation which included me going to the office and sitting down face-to-face with the attorney discussing my case, what I needed done and what he could do for me. Once we had agreed on what I needed and what he could offer the price for his services was $1500.00 to be paid over 10 months. This included filling out the required paperwork/forms, sending the paperwork off to the appropriate government agency, and counseling me on what I needed to get together for my immigration interview (identification, pictures, fingerprints, medical documents). He also gave me the names and addresses of the places I needed to go to acquire all of this documentation. Of course this price does not include the fees that the government and it's agencies charges to file your paperwork, only the price for the lawyers service.

The quality of the service I received from my immigration lawyer was outstanding. The office was close to my home (within 25 minutes) and the lawyer was very experienced. I only had to actually go to the office 3 times, almost everything was able to be done by phone or mail. The staff was friendly and got personally involved in my case. There was no way I could have figured out all of the necessary forms to send or what information the government has changed recently. I would say the only little problem I had was that the lawyer I chose is also a tax lawyer so my case understandably slowed down a bit during tax season but was picked back up where we left off once that was over. I feel the price I paid was very reasonable for the service I received. Although it may have been possible to fill all the paperwork out myself it would have taken much longer and honestly I doubt that I would have even filled out the right forms. Overall the experience was well worth the money and I am very happy that I chose to go with an attorney rather than attempting it on my own.

When beginning your search I would highly recommend that anyone needing a good immigration lawyer be it in Huntsville, Alabama or any other place in the country, pay the initial fee as many times as necessary to find a lawyer you are comfortable with and who really knows what he or she is doing. Not only does the lawyer need to be trustworthy and experienced, their staff should be courteous and treat you with respect. I was very lucky and found my attorney on the first go around but I can guarantee that if he was not the right person for my case I would not have stopped searching until I had found the right one. All the new government policies are extremely complicated. Recently there has been numerous changes within the immigration and naturalization administration along with the department of homeland security. Although I consider myself an educated and generally intelligent person when it came to dealing with the government and all of their forms, procedures, regulations and fees, I was like a fish out of water. When you are dealing with something as serious as immigration you need a good, experienced council to guide you through the process.