Questions
Five, and the first one has an answer you may not like.
- How long will my case take?
- The agency publishes current processing times for each form and each office, and those are the numbers to plan around. We will show you exactly where to look and forward every notice the day it arrives. What we will not do is give you our own estimate next to theirs, because we have no way of knowing and a number from us would be a guess dressed up as advice.
- What documents will I need?
- You get the full checklist on day one, before any drafting starts, because some records — particularly ones from abroad — take months to obtain. In general: identity documents for everyone named, your complete entry and exit history, any previous applications including refusals, and the evidence specific to your matter. Nothing on that list is optional and nothing is safer left out.
- Do you take cases outside Texas?
- Yes. Immigration is federal, so a firm here can represent you wherever you live in the United States and at consulates abroad. Consultations are by video for clients outside Houston and the process is otherwise identical. If your matter also involves state law — a criminal record, a family court order — you will need local counsel for that part and we will say so.
- What happens if I receive a request for evidence?
- Tell us the day it arrives, because the deadline on it is firm and there is no extension. It is a request for more information, not a refusal, and a great many approved cases have one in their history. For matters we filed, drafting the response is inside the fixed fee. For a case somebody else filed, we take these on as their own matter.
- Do you offer payment plans?
- Yes. Fees are usually split across the stages of the matter, so you pay as the work happens rather than in one figure up front. Government filing fees are separate, paid to the government rather than to us, and are not something we can reduce or spread. The whole arrangement is written into the fee agreement before anything starts.
This page is general information about immigration procedure. It is not legal advice, it does not create a client relationship, and no answer here predicts what will happen in any particular matter.