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Hi,
Here's my situation -
I was put in removal proceedings a year or two ago after my visa expired and when i submitted a labor certification form it was rejected. At the time I was engaged to my fiance, so after we got married, I filed the I-130 (apparently since i was in proceedings, I couldn't file the I-485 with the service), had my interview (with my wife - a US citizen), and got the I-130 approved. My immigration attorney began working on getting my case (remember at this point i was still in removal proceedings) terminated, based on the fact that I have no criminal history (never been arrested), and have an I-130 approved. A few weeks ago I got word that the government attorney had agreed to terminate the case, and he would draft up the joint motion to terminate, present it to the judge, and the case would be over. At that time, I was told, I could file the I-485 paperwork (or they could file it for me). That motion to terminate hasn't come back yet (so I guess the case is still pending), but any day now it should be completely terminated.
My question is - with the case terminated, could I not just fill the paperwork out myself and submit it? My sister did it a year or two ago and got her greencard without incident. It would save me several thousand dollars. I am confident that with the right research I could fill the paperwork out easily, but would it be as simple as just filing with the service? With my case terminated, that's all, right? There's no reason I would need an attorney to do it for me, would I?
Thank you
John
Here's my situation -
I was put in removal proceedings a year or two ago after my visa expired and when i submitted a labor certification form it was rejected. At the time I was engaged to my fiance, so after we got married, I filed the I-130 (apparently since i was in proceedings, I couldn't file the I-485 with the service), had my interview (with my wife - a US citizen), and got the I-130 approved. My immigration attorney began working on getting my case (remember at this point i was still in removal proceedings) terminated, based on the fact that I have no criminal history (never been arrested), and have an I-130 approved. A few weeks ago I got word that the government attorney had agreed to terminate the case, and he would draft up the joint motion to terminate, present it to the judge, and the case would be over. At that time, I was told, I could file the I-485 paperwork (or they could file it for me). That motion to terminate hasn't come back yet (so I guess the case is still pending), but any day now it should be completely terminated.
My question is - with the case terminated, could I not just fill the paperwork out myself and submit it? My sister did it a year or two ago and got her greencard without incident. It would save me several thousand dollars. I am confident that with the right research I could fill the paperwork out easily, but would it be as simple as just filing with the service? With my case terminated, that's all, right? There's no reason I would need an attorney to do it for me, would I?
Thank you
John
