
Originally Posted by
incredible
Hi Idliman,
While all you said is correct and true, i would not bracket people using attorneys as unskilled. I do believe it is more for the convenience and at the same time future support if an issue or question comes up from USCIS. That being said, exorbitant fees is not something we should pay for all these services. I will an example, I have had my attorney (not company, my own) attorney do EAD/AP few times in the past including 485J (twice), but always the charge has been around 300 to 500 USD for for submitting the entire packet. His paralegal used to fill out the documents and send over to me for detailed review and I just have to make sure the information is correct. As an example when the job code that the labor was filed was not there any more, I just have to make sure the new code they used was appropriate. You pay to them for their deep understanding of the law, but that being said, you pay what is just (not exorbitant). When my final RFE was responded back in Feb of this year, I used the same attorney and it was promptly submitted (as I mentioned earlier, I was in the fix of moving between companies and had few questions. He just assured me to go with what I have in hand, not what I plan for) and that prompt submission also helped in getting GC as RFER was earlier than most folks.