Is my lawyer being slow?

[Amp79]

My immigration lawyer wanted to submit every form to USCIS at the same time (485,131,944,864, etc etc) for my marriage based green card. I sent her all the information my wife and I gathered that my lawyer’s team would require to begin drafting our forms. I even did my USCIS physical.

Anyways, I sent all this information to her on June 2nd. It’s already the middle of July and she still hasn’t sent me my drafts. She keeps telling me it’s almost ready then never sends anything. I’ve been working with her for over 4 years for all my immigration needs and she’s never been this slow before. Of course, AOS is much more detailed than my previous B2 extensions, but still. Also, my USCIS physical was completed almost 8 weeks ago and it’s just sitting here in limbo.

seriously, how long should it take a reasonable law firm during covid to organize the documents sent and draft all the AOS forms? 6 weeks sounds like a really really long time.

insight appreciated! Thanks.

[Johnny6751]

My immigration lawyer wanted to submit every form to USCIS at the same time (485,131,944,864, etc etc) for my marriage based green card. I sent her all the information my wife and I gathered that my lawyer’s team would require to begin drafting our forms. I even did my USCIS physical.

Anyways, I sent all this information to her on June 2nd. It’s already the middle of July and she still hasn’t sent me my drafts. She keeps telling me it’s almost ready then never sends anything. I’ve been working with her for over 4 years for all my immigration needs and she’s never been this slow before. Of course, AOS is much more detailed than my previous B2 extensions, but still. Also, my USCIS physical was completed almost 8 weeks ago and it’s just sitting here in limbo.

seriously, how long should it take a reasonable law firm during covid to organize the documents sent and draft all the AOS forms? 6 weeks sounds like a really really long time.

insight appreciated! Thanks.

Wow that's upsetting.

And I bet you've paying a lot of money?

My partner and I didn't pay anyone, we are not being represented by a lawyer either. Our case is same sex marriage base and it's pretty straight forward. We filled out the forms by ourselves.

Don't pay that much money. He/she should've taken care of you a long time ago. Let me know and I can help you filled then out for you. Save your money!

[pigrew]

Beware that the I-693 medical must be dated no earlier than 60 days before the I-485 is received by USCIS, and also it has to be dated no earlier than two years prior to the final adjudication date. It sounds like it's about to expire. Your doctor might give you a discount to reissue it... not sure.

The I485, I944, and I-684 must be submitted simultaneously. The I130 and I-130a may be submitted prior to the I-485 (I submitted it online). The I-765 and I-131 can be submitted later, but they are so short that you might as well submit them at the same time. It's completely normal to submit them all at once. I'd be surprised if any lawyer advised you to not submit them simultaneously.

We're not using a lawyer, so I can't answer if it is taking your's an unreasonable amount of time... My best guess is that it'll take 8 hours for the lawyer to double-check everything, maybe a bit longer? so it just depends on the lawyer's schedule and how many people are ahead of you. I'd be upset if my lawyer told me to do the medical form, and it was expired before he was able to assemble the rest of the documents.

[faisal.27]

That is definitely an unreasonable time that your lawyer is taking. My lawyer did everything in 2-3 days and submitted everything to USCIS in a week.

[Amp79]

That is definitely an unreasonable time that your lawyer is taking. My lawyer did everything in 2-3 days and submitted everything to USCIS in a week.

Thank you. Yes, this is crazy. Omg.

[Mrsf86]

You will need to submit before your i693 expires. You only have 60 days from the time they are signed until you submit them to USCIS. If not, you'll have to get the forms redone by your doctor. Let your lawyer know they are expiring, if they haven't experienced it. I did mines myself and it only took me a couple days so your lawyer should have been able to get it done already.

[Amp79]

You will need to submit before your i693 expires. You only have 60 days from the time they are signed until you submit them to USCIS. If not, you'll have to get the forms redone by your doctor. Let your lawyer know they are expiring, if they haven't experienced it. I did mines myself and it only took me a couple days so your lawyer should have been able to get it done already.

I told my lawyer about the 60 days thing. She told me today that USCIS is being lenient on this deadline and allowing for extra time. Even if that’s true though it shouldn’t have even come to this since my lawyer should have already done the AOS package well before the 60 day expiry.

[zhongshanbeauty]

My immigration lawyer wanted to submit every form to USCIS at the same time (485,131,944,864, etc etc) for my marriage based green card. I sent her all the information my wife and I gathered that my lawyer’s team would require to begin drafting our forms. I even did my USCIS physical.

Anyways, I sent all this information to her on June 2nd. It’s already the middle of July and she still hasn’t sent me my drafts. She keeps telling me it’s almost ready then never sends anything. I’ve been working with her for over 4 years for all my immigration needs and she’s never been this slow before. Of course, AOS is much more detailed than my previous B2 extensions, but still. Also, my USCIS physical was completed almost 8 weeks ago and it’s just sitting here in limbo.

seriously, how long should it take a reasonable law firm during covid to organize the documents sent and draft all the AOS forms? 6 weeks sounds like a really really long time.

insight appreciated! Thanks.

Hi, I'm sorry..just want to ask you a question. Did you apply for B2 extension before applying for AOS? If so, do you need to wait for the decision from B2 extension became solid then apply for AOS later? or the two can happen at the same time?

[Mrsf86]

They are doing extensions for thing like RFE or RFIE but not I693. Maybe you should contact USCIS yourself and ask because that's not what they have in their website in regards to extensions.

[Hotaru-Grace]

They are doing extensions for thing like RFE or RFIE but not I693. Maybe you should contact USCIS yourself and ask because that's not what they have in their website in regards to extensions.

You are correct. The only extensions and or forgiveness for delays is on RFE and RFIE. In several instances, I693 may fall under RFE/RFIE documents. Documented evidence of USCIS accepting delayed forms, RFE, RFIE can be found here. https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/us...ncy-requests-0

[Hotaru-Grace]

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My immigration lawyer wanted to submit every form to USCIS at the same time (485,131,944,864, etc etc) for my marriage based green card. I sent her all the information my wife and I gathered that my lawyer’s team would require to begin drafting our forms. I even did my USCIS physical.

Anyways, I sent all this information to her on June 2nd. It’s already the middle of July and she still hasn’t sent me my drafts. She keeps telling me it’s almost ready then never sends anything. I’ve been working with her for over 4 years for all my immigration needs and she’s never been this slow before. Of course, AOS is much more detailed than my previous B2 extensions, but still. Also, my USCIS physical was completed almost 8 weeks ago and it’s just sitting here in limbo.

seriously, how long should it take a reasonable law firm during covid to organize the documents sent and draft all the AOS forms? 6 weeks sounds like a really really long time.

insight appreciated! Thanks.

In my opinion your lawyer has taken way too long to complete/process the forms. The timeframe of 6 weeks is tantamount to already submitting your form to USCIS and receiving a receipt and/or where necessary a biometrics letter; cases differ so for some the wait would have been longer. However, the 6 weeks that your documents have been sitting on his or her desk is time lost. On the other hand appearing to 'extend' the time in looking over your documents may be akin to your lawyer being thorough or giving the impression that the work is time-consuming and arduous, so essentially making it seem that your fees are substantiated. Personally, we have never used a lawyer. I switched from J1- J1Waiver-AOS-2yr-ROC without a lawyer, no RFE/RFIE. We took our time to review each form and documents when we completed them. Each review of the forms minus 1944 (recent form 2020) was done in less than 1hr.

I hope that in the end you would not have regretted using a lawyer. All the best.

[Amp79]

Hi, I'm sorry..just want to ask you a question. Did you apply for B2 extension before applying for AOS? If so, do you need to wait for the decision from B2 extension became solid then apply for AOS later? or the two can happen at the same time?

I’m not sure. I got married to a US citizen before my B2 expired. That is one of the exemptions that USCIS will usually allow you to remain out of status for.

[Amp79]

They are doing extensions for thing like RFE or RFIE but not I693. Maybe you should contact USCIS yourself and ask because that's not what they have in their website in regards to extensions.

True. But the USCIS doesn’t put everything they’re currently doing on their website. I’m not happy that my lawyer was slow and I’m past the 60 days timeframe for the I-693. But that doesn’t meant they won’t grant an extension when the time comes.

[fasone]

This kind of document takes a lot of time to get ready. It is not your lawyer's fault. I always had to wait a lot of time to get the documents for immigration. I was getting the help of a law consultant from hg.org, and since the beginning, the attorney explained to me that it would take a lot of time to get all the documents because the embassy always works slowly with these documents because they need to be accurate so there won't be any errors that could create problems in the new country of living.

[Marjorielou]

Sometimes it's beneficial for lawyers to delay the deadlines, and it can be understood but not in matters of obtaining citizenship.