New member here: Just asking for tips on seeing an attorney for the first time

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agent deuce

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Hello. I just found this community through a Google search, and from the posts I've read so far, it seems to be a good resource for me to research and get help for my permanent residency application process...

quick BG: I'm a male in my 30's who came to the US as a child on a visa and overstayed it. I have recently married a USC girl whom I've known since the late 1990's, and now we are gearing up to prepare to apply for an adjustment of status.

I just have questions pertaining to meeting an immigration attorney for the first time....what should we bring, what should we ask, and just any tips you can help me with as we're embarking on this process would be helpful. We are in Michigan currently, and the attorney we are scheduling to see is supposed to be an excellent one, and their firm is on the other side of the state, unfortunately..but that's OK. Just nervous about this whole thing....

Thank you again, and hope to hear from you guys soon.
 
You can consult with the lawyer, but I would recommend that you not pay a lawyer to do the application. Your case seems pretty straightforward. Many people do it themselves.
 
Beginning March 4, 2013, certain immigrant visa applicants who are spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens (immediate relatives) can apply for provisional unlawful presence waivers before they leave the United States. The provisional unlawful presence waiver process allows individuals, who only need a waiver of inadmissibility for unlawful presence, to apply for a waiver in the United States and before they depart for their immigrant visa interviews at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.

Hope information is helpful.
 
Nancy Mervin said:
Beginning March 4, 2013, certain immigrant visa applicants who are spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens (immediate relatives) can apply for provisional unlawful presence waivers before they leave the United States. The provisional unlawful presence waiver process allows individuals, who only need a waiver of inadmissibility for unlawful presence, to apply for a waiver in the United States and before they depart for their immigrant visa interviews at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.

Hope information is helpful.
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This is not useful. The waiver is only needed for people who need to leave the country to adjust because they entered without inspection. The OP entered with inspection, and does not have this problem. He can adjust in the U.S.
 
Thanks, everyone. We just returned from the lawyer's consultation and we feel more confident that things will go OK with my case.

I know that this process can be done without legal help, but since we want to make sure that nothing gets missed, we feel more comfortable hiring an attorney for it.

That Obama Administration rule won't apply to me because I entered the US legally, as a tourist back in the 90's, and overstayed my visa. Glad to be able to start this process with little help.
 
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