What to do when your Lawyer doesn't do his job?

Sorry you are having these problems. I am on an H1B, so I am not sure what your options are for going home. When you do apply for the greencard you should pay the extra money for the "premium processing". Once you apply for a greencard you can get authorization to go home, but it is a one-time only authorization. Do you NEED to go home soon or can your family come down in the mean time?

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Originally Posted by emily_the_spoiled

Sorry you are having these problems. I am on an H1B, so I am not sure what your options are for going home. When you do apply for the greencard you should pay the extra money for the "premium processing". Once you apply for a greencard you can get authorization to go home, but it is a one-time only authorization. Do you NEED to go home soon or can your family come down in the mean time?

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Well I don't NEED to go home... but everyone wants to meet their newest granddaughter/neice.

My parents could come visit but it's not feasible for all my siblings to come too. It would just be nice if I could go home so they could see her. But I won't risk being denied reentry

Hmmm I didn't know there was a premium processing... how much do you know about that? How much extra is it and does it cut time off the processing? How does it work?

I would suggest that when you file your greencard application you ask for an entry/exit authorization at the time. Then you can go home before you actually get your greencard.

If I remember correctly, premium processing adds an addition $1000 (or maybe $1500) to the process. This can speed up the process quite dramatically (it reduced my H1B wait to only about 5 months ... usually it is almost 12). Since my employer is paying for my visa process it is in their best interest to pay the additional money (it helps reduce the lawyer's fees). You might want to consider it, but you need to file that at the same time as the application so you will need to talk with your lawyer.

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Originally Posted by emily_the_spoiled

I would suggest that when you file your greencard application you ask for an entry/exit authorization at the time. Then you can go home before you actually get your greencard.

If I remember correctly, premium processing adds an addition $1000 (or maybe $1500) to the process. This can speed up the process quite dramatically (it reduced my H1B wait to only about 5 months ... usually it is almost 12). Since my employer is paying for my visa process it is in their best interest to pay the additional money (it helps reduce the lawyer's fees). You might want to consider it, but you need to file that at the same time as the application so you will need to talk with your lawyer.

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I will definitely do that... thanks for the tip :D

I would also recommend that you start gathering your paper work for the appllication. It has taken me months to get everything in order and then I found out I needed to have a copy of my birth certificate with my parents names on it. So I had to order it from Canada and that is the only thing I am waiting for now.

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Originally Posted by emily_the_spoiled

I would also recommend that you start gathering your paper work for the appllication. It has taken me months to get everything in order and then I found out I needed to have a copy of my birth certificate with my parents names on it. So I had to order it from Canada and that is the only thing I am waiting for now.

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Yeah I already ordered one just in case.... the only thing we are waiting on is one more tax return from hubby. He needs three recent ones... so we are waiting for this one to come back and then we have everything we need.