Important Disclaimer
Though this site constitutes a solicitation for legal services, the informational materials provided on this site are offered as a public service. As with all Internet resources, these materials are not a substitute for the advice of competent legal counsel, nor are they intended to be. If you have an immigration problem, you should seek the advice of competent legal counsel before taking any steps to try and solve it yourself. We present these materials in the hope that you will learn more about the nature of your issue and be better prepared to ask the questions you need to ask when you meet with a competent lawyer to discuss your case.
Please understand that each case is unique, and while your case may appear superficially similar to another, it could be and most probably is significantly different. For this reason, it is dangerous to look at Internet postings in which similar cases are discussed and assume that the solution to the case discussed on the Internet will work for you. It might, but then it might also prove to be disaterous as a result of a small, but significant factual distinction that was overlooked. Because the immigration service does no allow "do overs" or give second chances, you must make certain that you know precisely what you are doing before you act.
You should know that only licensed attorneys are authorized by law to represent individuals before government agencies. Notaries, "consultants," paralegals, and others who undertake to advise individuals appearing before immigration agencies, or who prepare forms on their behalf, do so in direct violation of the law. If they make a mistake, the individual harmed may not later claim that it wasn't his or her fault because the person who advised them or prepared their forms was unlicensed. The applicant or petitioner will be held accountable for anything done by such "advisors." This includes being charged with criminal fraud if the unlicensed individual takes a short cut.
No attorney-client relationship is created as a result of your use of these materials or contact with our office. If you contact our office, you must understand that we are not responsible for representing you (including making you aware of important deadlines), unless and until we enter into a written agreement with you for legal services. That agreement will spell out the precise terms of representation and the fees associated with them. It will inform you both of what we are going to do for you and what we are not going to do for you. Until such a written agreement is executed by both parties and returned to our office, there can be and will be no attorney-client relationship.
